# Improve YOLOv8 for small object detection

**URL:** <https://community.ultralytics.com/t/improve-yolov8-for-small-object-detection/55>\
**Category:** Resources\
**Tags:** map, performance, yolo, resource\
**Created:** [July 1, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.ultralytics.com/t/improve-yolov8-for-small-object-detection/55 "2024-07-01T13:54:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![UltraBot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.ultralytics.com/ultrabot/32/6_2.png) [@UltraBot](https://community.ultralytics.com/u/UltraBot)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.ultralytics.com/t/improve-yolov8-for-small-object-detection/55/1 "2024-07-01T13:54:12Z")

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Here’s something interesting from a user in our Discord community!

> **[A Simple Trick To Increase YOLOv8's Accuracy On Small Objects With No Overhead](https://y-t-g.github.io/tutorials/yolov8-increase-accuracy/)**
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> Get over 10% more mAP in small object detection by exploiting YOLOv8 pose models while training.

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**Author:** ![glenn-jocher](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.ultralytics.com/glenn-jocher/32/83_2.png) [@glenn-jocher](https://community.ultralytics.com/u/glenn-jocher)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.ultralytics.com/t/improve-yolov8-for-small-object-detection/55/2 "2024-07-01T18:21:35Z")

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Super cool article!