CVRL Data Sets

 
 

Biometrics Data Sets


We have been collecting data sets and conducting baseline and advanced personal identification studies using biometric measurements.  We are committed to releasing all data collected to eligible research groups, with appropriate controls to forbid on-line distribution outside the research community. Data is distributed using rsync.


As of this writing, the following modal collections are available.

  1. • ND-IRIS-0405 Iris Image Dataset.  A technical report describing this data set is here. The data set contains 64,980 iris images obtained from 356 subjects (712 unique irises) between January 2004 and May 2005.  To obtain access to this data set, retrieve the license agreement and forward it to your institution or company’s legal office fore review and signature. The license agreement MUST be reviewed and signed by an individual authorized to make legal commitments on behalf of the institution or corporation.  We cannot accept licenses signed by students or faculty members. Once the form is signed, it may be scanned and emailed to cvrl@nd.edu, or faxed to the attention of P. Flynn at +1 574 631-9260.  Upon receipt and approval of the license agreement, download instructions will be sent to the licensee.  Publications using this database must cite the paper listed in the license agreement.

  2. • Multiple Biometric Grand Challenge (MBGC) version 2 data collection.  Contact mbgc@nist.gov regarding this database.  Information about the MBGC program may be found here.  We provide access to this data set only upon approval from NIST. The MBGC v2 and MBGC v1 data sets are separately licensed; MBGC v1 licensees must complete a new license for MBGC v2.

  3. • Multiple Biometric Grand Challenge (MBGC) version 1 data collection.  Contact mbgc@nist.gov regarding this database.  Information about the MBGC program may be found here.  We provide access to this data set only upon approval from NIST.

  4. • Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE 2005) data collection. With the release of the ND-IRIS-0405 data set described above, the ICE 2005 data set is no longer available.

  5. • Face Recognition Grand Challenge (FRGC 2005) data collection. Contact frgc@nist.gov regarding this database.  Information about the FRGC program may be found here.  We provide access to this data set only upon approval from NIST. Note: the FRGC 1.0a data collection has been superseded by the FRGC 2005 collection and is no longer available.



The following UND biometrics data sets may be obtained using instructions at the bottom of the page.


  1. • Collection B (license agreement) : 33,287 visible-light frontal face images captured from 487 human subjects from 2002 through 2004.  Each subject was photographed with a high-resolution digital camera (1600x1200 or 2272x1704) under different lighting and expression conditions. Many subjects were photographed every week for 10 weeks in the Spring of 2002, 13 weeks in the fall of 2002, and 15 weeks in the spring of 2003. The number of images per subject ranges from 4 to 227 with an average of 68. Hence, this database provides a significant amount of 'repeat data' to assess performance of face recognition systems with respect to time elapsed since enrollment.

  2. • Collection C (license agreement): 2,492 LWIR frontal face images from 241 human subjects captured in 2002.  All images are 320x240 and were captured in 2002 by a Merlin-Uncooled camera purchased form Indigo Systems in 2001.

  3. • Collection D (license agreement) : 953 3D (+ corresponding 2D) frontal face images from 277 human subjects, captured in 2003.  These images were acquired with a Minolta Vivid 900 3D range scanner.

  4. • Collection E (license agreement) : 464 visible-light profile (ear) images from 114 human subjects captured in 2002.

  5. • Collection F (license agreement) : 942 3D (+ corresponding 2D) profile (ear) images from 302 human subjects captured in 2003 and 2004.

  6. • Collection G (license agreement): 738 3D (+ corresponding 2D) profile (ear) images from 235 human subjects captured between 2003 and 2005.

  7. • Collection J2 (license agreement): 1800 3D (+ corresponding 2D) profile (ear) images from 415 human subjects captured between 2003 and 2005. Corresponds to data used in Yan and Bowyer, "Biometric recognition using three-dimensional ear shape," PAMI 29(8), August 2007.

  8. • Collection X1 (license agreement) : 2292 IR frontal face images and 2292 visible frontal face images from 82 human subjects captured from 2002-2004.

  9. • Collection X2 (license agreement): 1191 3D (+ corresponding 2D) images of the back of the hand from 223 human subjects, captured from 2003-2004


If you wish to obtain any element of the UND Biometrics Database:

  1. • Download the applicable license agreement.

  2. • The license agreement MUST be reviewed and signed by the individual or entity authorized to make legal commitments on behalf of the institution or corporation.  We cannot accept licenses signed by students or faculty members. Your institution’s legal office must review and execute the license.

  3. • Return the properly signed license agreement of the collection via fax (+1-574-631-9260, attention P. Flynn) or email a scanned copy to cvrl @ nd.edu .

  4. • Wait for approval and information about shipment/transmission of the data. All the data will be distributed via the internet using the rsync utility.