void computeEstimation
( const po::variables_map& vm,     //< command-line parameters
  const KSpace& K,                 //< cellular grid space
  const ImplicitShape& shape,      //< implicit shape "ground truth"
  const Surface& surface,          //< digital surface approximating shape
  TrueEstimator& true_estimator,   //< "ground truth" estimator
  Estimator& estimator )           //< an initialized estimator
{
  typedef typename Surface::ConstIterator ConstIterator;
  typedef typename Surface::Surfel Surfel;
  typedef typename Estimator::Quantity Quantity;
  typedef double Scalar;
  typedef DepthFirstVisitor< Surface > Visitor;
  typedef GraphVisitorRange< Visitor > VisitorRange;
  typedef typename VisitorRange::ConstIterator VisitorConstIterator;
  
  std::string fname = vm[ "output" ].as<std::string>();
  string nameEstimator = vm[ "estimator" ].as<string>();
  trace.beginBlock( "Computing " + nameEstimator + "estimations." );
  CountedPtr<VisitorRange> range( new VisitorRange( new Visitor( surface, *(surface.begin()) )) );
  std::vector<Quantity> n_estimations;
  estimator.eval( range->begin(), range->end(), std::back_inserter( n_estimations ) );
  trace.info() << "- nb estimations  = " << n_estimations.size() << std::endl;
  trace.endBlock();

  trace.beginBlock( "Computing ground truth." );
  range = CountedPtr<VisitorRange>( new VisitorRange( new Visitor( surface, *(surface.begin()) )) );
  std::vector<Quantity> n_true_estimations;
  true_estimator.eval( range->begin(), range->end(), std::back_inserter( n_true_estimations ) );
  trace.info() << "- nb estimations  = " << n_true_estimations.size() << std::endl;
  trace.endBlock();

  trace.beginBlock( "Correcting orientations." );
  ASSERT( n_estimations.size() == n_true_estimations.size() );
  for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < n_estimations.size(); ++i )
    if ( n_estimations[ i ].dot( n_true_estimations[ i ] ) < 0 )
      n_estimations[ i ] = -n_estimations[ i ];
  trace.endBlock();

  DGtal::GradientColorMap<double> grad( 0.0, 40.0 );
  // 0 metallic blue, 5 light cyan, 10 light green, 15 light
  // yellow, 20 yellow, 25 orange, 30 red, 35, dark red, 40- grey
  grad.addColor( DGtal::Color( 128, 128, 255 ) ); // 0
  grad.addColor( DGtal::Color( 128, 255, 255 ) ); // 5
  grad.addColor( DGtal::Color( 128, 255, 128 ) ); // 10
  grad.addColor( DGtal::Color( 255, 255, 128 ) ); // 15
  grad.addColor( DGtal::Color( 255, 255, 0   ) ); // 20
  grad.addColor( DGtal::Color( 255, 128, 0   ) ); // 25
  grad.addColor( DGtal::Color( 255,   0, 0   ) ); // 30
  grad.addColor( DGtal::Color( 128,   0, 0   ) ); // 35
  grad.addColor( DGtal::Color( 128, 128, 128 ) ); // 40

  if ( vm.count( "angle-deviation-stats" ) )
    {
      trace.beginBlock( "Computing angle deviation error stats." );
      std::ostringstream adev_sstr;
      adev_sstr << fname << "-" << nameEstimator << "-angle-deviation-" 
                << estimator.h() << ".txt"; 
      DGtal::Statistic<Scalar> adev_stat;
      unsigned int i = 0;
      range = CountedPtr<VisitorRange>( new VisitorRange( new Visitor( surface, *(surface.begin()) )) );
      for ( VisitorConstIterator it = range->begin(), itE = range->end(); it != itE; ++it, ++i )
        {
          Quantity n_est = n_estimations[ i ];
          Quantity n_true_est = n_true_estimations[ i ];
          Scalar angle_error = acos( n_est.dot( n_true_est ) );
          adev_stat.addValue( angle_error );
        }
      adev_stat.terminate();
      std::ofstream adev_output( adev_sstr.str().c_str() );
      adev_output << "# Average error X of the absolute angle between two vector estimations." << std::endl;
      adev_output << "# h L1 L2 Loo E[X] Var[X] Min[X] Max[X] Nb[X]" << std::endl;
      adev_output << estimator.h() 
                  << " " << adev_stat.mean() // L1
                  << " " << sqrt( adev_stat.unbiasedVariance()
                                  + adev_stat.mean()*adev_stat.mean() ) // L2
                  << " " << adev_stat.max() // Loo
                  << " " << adev_stat.mean() // E[X] (=L1)
                  << " " << adev_stat.unbiasedVariance() // Var[X]
                  << " " << adev_stat.min() // Min[X]
                  << " " << adev_stat.max() // Max[X]
                  << " " << adev_stat.samples() // Nb[X]
                  << std::endl;
      adev_output.close();
      trace.endBlock();
    }
  if ( vm[ "export" ].as<string>() != "None" )
    {
      trace.beginBlock( "Exporting cell geometry." );
      std::ostringstream export_sstr;
      export_sstr << fname << "-" << nameEstimator << "-cells-" 
                  << estimator.h() << ".txt"; 
      std::ofstream export_output( export_sstr.str().c_str() );
      export_output << "# ImaGene viewer (viewSetOfSurfels) file format for displaying cells." << std::endl;
      bool adev =  vm[ "export" ].as<string>() == "AngleDeviation";
      unsigned int i = 0;
      range = CountedPtr<VisitorRange>( new VisitorRange( new Visitor( surface, *(surface.begin()) )) );
      for ( VisitorConstIterator it = range->begin(), itE = range->end(); it != itE; ++it, ++i )
        {
          Quantity n_est = n_estimations[ i ];
          Quantity n_true_est = n_true_estimations[ i ];
          Scalar angle_error = acos( n_est.dot( n_true_est ) )*180.0 / 3.14159625;
          Surfel s = *it;
          export_output
            << "CellN" 
            << " " << min( 1023, max( 512+K.sKCoord( s, 0 ), 0 ) )
            << " " << min( 1023, max( 512+K.sKCoord( s, 1 ), 0 ) )
            << " " << min( 1023, max( 512+K.sKCoord( s, 2 ), 0 ) )
            << " " << K.sSign( s );
          Color c = grad( 0 );
          if ( adev ) c = grad( max( 0.0, min( angle_error, 40.0 ) ) );
          export_output << " " << ((double) c.red() / 255.0 )
                        << " " << ((double) c.green() / 255.0 )
                        << " " << ((double) c.blue() / 255.0 );
          export_output << " " << n_est[ 0 ] << " " << n_est[ 1 ] 
                        << " " << n_est[ 2 ] << std::endl;
        }
      export_output.close();
      trace.endBlock();
    }
  if ( vm.count( "normals" ) )
    {
      trace.beginBlock( "Exporting cells normals." );
      std::ostringstream export_sstr;
      export_sstr << fname << "-" << nameEstimator << "-normals-" 
                  << estimator.h() << ".txt"; 
      std::ofstream export_output( export_sstr.str().c_str() );
      export_output << "# kx ky kz sign n_est[0] n_est[1] n_est[2] n_true[0] n_true[1] n_true[2]" << std::endl;
      unsigned int i = 0;
      range = CountedPtr<VisitorRange>( new VisitorRange( new Visitor( surface, *(surface.begin()) )) );
      for ( VisitorConstIterator it = range->begin(), itE = range->end(); it != itE; ++it, ++i )
        {
          Quantity n_est = n_estimations[ i ];
          Quantity n_true_est = n_true_estimations[ i ];
          Surfel s = *it;
          export_output
            << K.sKCoord( s, 0 ) << " " << K.sKCoord( s, 1 ) << " " << K.sKCoord( s, 2 ) 
            << " " << K.sSign( s )
            << " " << n_est[ 0 ] << " " << n_est[ 1 ] << " " << n_est[ 2 ]
            << " " << n_true_est[ 0 ] << " " << n_true_est[ 1 ] << " " << n_true_est[ 2 ]
            << std::endl;
        }
      export_output.close();
      trace.endBlock();
    }
  if ( vm.count( "noff" ) )
    {
      trace.beginBlock( "Exporting NOFF file." );
      std::ostringstream export_sstr;
      export_sstr << fname << "-" << nameEstimator << "-noff-" 
                  << estimator.h() << ".off"; 
      std::ofstream export_output( export_sstr.str().c_str() );
      std::map<Surfel,Quantity> normals;
      unsigned int i = 0;
      range = CountedPtr<VisitorRange>( new VisitorRange( new Visitor( surface, *(surface.begin()) )) );
      for ( VisitorConstIterator it = range->begin(), itE = range->end(); it != itE; ++it, ++i )
        {
          Quantity n_est = n_estimations[ i ];
          normals[ *it ] = n_est;
        }
      CanonicSCellEmbedder<KSpace> surfelEmbedder( K );
      typedef SCellEmbedderWithNormal< CanonicSCellEmbedder<KSpace> > Embedder;
      Embedder embedder( surfelEmbedder, normals );
      surface.exportAs3DNOFF( export_output, embedder );
      export_output.close();
      trace.endBlock();
    }
#ifdef WITH_VISU3D_QGLVIEWER
  if ( vm[ "view" ].as<string>() != "None" )
    {
      typedef typename KSpace::Space Space;
      typedef Viewer3D<Space,KSpace> MyViewever3D;
      typedef Display3DFactory<Space,KSpace> MyDisplay3DFactory;
      int argc = 1;
      char name[] = "Viewer";
      char* argv[ 1 ];
      argv[ 0 ] = name;
      Surfel s;
      QApplication application( argc, argv );
      MyViewever3D viewer( K );
      viewer.show();
      viewer << SetMode3D( s.className(), "Basic" );
      trace.beginBlock( "Viewing surface." );
      bool adev =  vm[ "view" ].as<string>() == "AngleDeviation";

      unsigned int i = 0;
      range = CountedPtr<VisitorRange>( new VisitorRange( new Visitor( surface, *(surface.begin()) )) );
      for ( VisitorConstIterator it = range->begin(), itE = range->end(); it != itE; ++it, ++i )
        {
          Quantity n_est = n_estimations[ i ];
          Quantity n_true_est = n_true_estimations[ i ];
          Scalar angle_error = acos( n_est.dot( n_true_est ) )*180.0 / 3.14159625;
          s = *it;
          Color c = grad( 0 );
          if ( adev ) c = grad( max( 0.0, min( angle_error, 40.0 ) ) );
          viewer.setFillColor( c );
          MyDisplay3DFactory::drawOrientedSurfelWithNormal( viewer, s, n_est, false );
        }
      trace.endBlock();
      viewer << MyViewever3D::updateDisplay;
      application.exec();
    }
#endif

}