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NIST Special Database 300 Uncompressed Plain and Rolled Images from Fingerprint Cards

Metadata Updated: June 27, 2023

NIST, working with the FBI, has digitized 888 inked fingerprint arrest cards that were in various physical conditions, from pristine to badly damaged and faded, and were collected during law enforcement professionals' duties. This database contains images of the 10 rolled fingerprint impressions, the two four-finger slap impressions (finger positions 13 and 14), the two thumb slap impressions (finger positions 11 and 12) and the segmented impressions from the slap images (13,14). The database also includes the coordinates that were used to segment the impressions from the slap fingerprint images.The cards were scanned at three different resolutions: 500, 1,000, and 2,000 pixels per inch (PPI). All three resolutions were scanned in grayscale at a depth of 8 bits-per pixel.Data available as of July 2018 is Special Database 300a, in 500 ppi with PNG formatted impressions. Data at other resolutions, in other image formats, and in other record types may be forthcoming.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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References

https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.1993

Dates

Metadata Created Date March 11, 2021
Metadata Updated Date June 27, 2023
Data Update Frequency irregular

Metadata Source

Harvested from NIST

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date March 11, 2021
Metadata Updated Date June 27, 2023
Publisher National Institute of Standards and Technology
Maintainer
Identifier 6B5200EAC9FB2EB1E0532457068101C91919
Language en
Data Last Modified 2018-06-12 00:00:00
Rights Use of this data requires users agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions. The database will only be used for biometrics related research. The database will not be further distributed, published, copied, or disseminated in any way or form
Category Information Technology:Biometrics
Public Access Level public
Data Update Frequency irregular
Bureau Code 006:55
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Harvest Source Id 74e175d9-66b3-4323-ac98-e2a90eeb93c0
Harvest Source Title NIST
Homepage URL https://data.nist.gov/od/id/6B5200EAC9FB2EB1E0532457068101C91919
License https://www.nist.gov/open/license
Program Code 006:045
Related Documents https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.1993
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 502e2dcdb8a8901913d05144fa7d79f2649f75ac
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