Data Release Information
Dataset records are made available to researchers only after the receipt and acceptance of a completed and signed Database Release Agreement
Data Release Protocol (broken link)
Please submit requests for the dataset unless otherwise indicated:
Second release of the biometric dataset collection contains image and video files for the following modalities:
- Iris
- Face
- Face video and voice
- Fingerprint
- Hand geometry
- Palmprint
The dataset also includes soft biometrics such as height and weight, for subjects of different age, ethnicity and gender with variable number of sessions/subject.
| Biometric modality | Device | Nr. of subjects | Nr. of files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iris | Irispass | 72 | 763 bmp,763 log |
| Fingerprint | CrossMatch | 71 | 1066 bmp |
| SecuGen | 71 | 4327 bmp | |
| Precise Biometrics | 71 | 1062 bmp | |
| Palmprint | HP ScanJet | 71 | 311 bmp |
| Hand geometry | HandKey II | 71 | 320 jpg, 320 txt |
| Face video and voice | Sony DCR-VX2100 | 71 | 307 avi |
| Face | EVI-D30/31 | 70 | 306 bmp |
POLICY: Due to privacy issues related to identifying individuals, face data is not made available in combination with other subset of modalities, only as a single subset.
When using biometric collection, please cite: S. Crihalmeanu, A. Ross, S. Schuckers, L. Hornak, A Protocol for Multibiometric Data Acquisition, Storage and Dissemination, Technical Report, WVU, Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, 2007