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NIST Special Database 4. NIST 8-Bit Gray Scale Images of Fingerprint Image Groups

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Author(s)

Craig I. Watson

Abstract

This database is a valuable tool for evaluating fingerprint systems on a statistical sample of fingerprints which is evenly distributed over the five major classifications.NIST Special Database 4 has the following features:- 2000 8-bit gray scale fingerprint image pairs including classifications;- 400 fingerprint pairs from each of the five classifications - Arch, Left and Right Loops, Tented Arch, Whirl)- each of the fingerprint pairs are two completely different rollings of the same fingerprint- 19.7 pixels per millimeter resolution- image format documentation and example software.Suitable for automated fingerprint classification research, the database can be used for:- algorithm development- system training and testing.
Citation
World Wide Web-Internet and Web Information Systems
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

arch, classification, fingerprint, grayscale, left loop, lossless compression, pairs, right loop, whorl

Citation

Watson, C. (2008), NIST Special Database 4. NIST 8-Bit Gray Scale Images of Fingerprint Image Groups, World Wide Web-Internet and Web Information Systems (Accessed October 1, 2025)

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Created October 16, 2008
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