The image segmentation is one kind of significant image technique,It has been obtained wide-ranging high opinion in research and the actual application.The means of image segmentation possess a lot,and there is not the unique segmentation means.In this article,we began with the definition of image segmentation,expound the theory foundation and the key technique and application limit of image segmentation.At last,classification research has been carried on in the evaluation to the image segmentation algorithm.At the same time points out the segmentation evaluation not only lift the performance of the algorithm but also have the sense of researching the fresh technique.