1. An object recognition platform, comprising: at least one sensor in a vehicle configured to acquire a digital representation of a scene; an identification server configured to: receive the digital representation; discriminate a foreground object from background objects within the scene based on the digital representation; identify the foreground object as least one discriminated object and as a target object identified from known objects through comparison of circular local image descriptors derived from the digital representation to descriptors associated with the known objects; determine object information corresponding to the at least one of the discriminated object by providing target object information associated with the target object; and send the object information to a device enabling the device to perform an action.