OLES Standard Reference Databases for the Forensic Sciences

Biotechnology | Chemistry | Biometrics | Digital Evidence | Fire Investigation

Standard Reference Databases are useful to the forensic community.

Some of the databases are freely available online, others require a purchasing fee, and others must be purchased through a distributor.

The NIST Standard Reference Databases can be found at NIST Scientific and Technical Databases or by selecting the database names below.

The database link may be followed by a code. These codes are as follows:

• PC indicates a PC product (most available for purchase, some are free)
• DG indicates inclusion in the NIST Data Gateway - a portal providing access to many NIST scientific and technical databases. The gateway is searchable by keyword, property, or substance name.
• Online indicates a free online system. 

Technical Contacts:

susan.ballou [at] nist.gov (Susan Ballou)

Biotechnology

• Biological Macromolecule Crystallization Database, Online, DG
• HIV Protease Database, Online
• Human Mitochondrial Protein Database, Online
• MitoAnalyze, free download
• PDB: The Protein Data Bank, Online, DG
• Protein Data Bank, current release, PC, DG
• Short Tandem Repeat DNA Internet Database, Online, DG
• Thermodynamics of Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions, Online, DG

Chemistry

• Atomic Spectral Database, Online, DG
• Atomic Weights and Isotopic Compositions, Online
• ChemRate, free download CKMech, Online, DG
• Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark Database, Online
• Database of Thermophysical Properties of Gases Used in the Semiconductor Industry, Online, DG
• Desktop Spectrum Analyzer and X-Ray Database, free to download
• Diatomic Spectral Database, Online, DG
• Elemental Data Index, Online
• Fundamental Physical Constants, Online, DG
• Hydrocarbon Spectral Database, Online, DG
• Lispix Program
• NIST Chemistry WebBook, Online, DG
• NIST Crystal Data, PC
• NIST Database for the Isotopic Composition of Selected Atmospheric Constituents, Online, DG
• NIST Gas-Phase Infrared Database, JCAMP Format, PC, DG
• NIST Interactive Algorithm for Isotopic CO2 Measurements, Online
• NIST ITS-90 Thermocouple Database, Online, DG
• NIST Quantitative Infrared Database, PC, DG
• NIST X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Database, Online, PC, DG
• NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Library, NIST '02, ASCII Version PC, DG
• NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Library: NIST '02, PC, DG
• NIST/Sandia/ICDD Electron Diffraction Database, PC, DG

Biometrics

• Facial Recognition Technology Database (FERET), PC
• NIST 8-Bit Gray Scale Images of Fingerprint Image Groups, PC, DG
• NIST Digital Video Disk 1, PC, DG
• NIST Dual Resolution Images from Paird Fingerprint Cards, PC, DG
• NIST Fingerprint Minutiae from Latent Matching Tenprint Images, PC, DG
• NIST Mated Fingerprint Card Pairs, PC, DG
• NIST Mated Fingerprint Card Pairs II, PC, DG
• NIST Mugshot Identification Database, PC, DG
• NIST Plain and Rolled Images from Paired Fingerprint Cards, PC, DG
• NIST Supplemental Fingerprint Card Data, PC, DG

Digital Evidence (Law Enforcement)

• Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) Project Web Site
• NIST National Software Reference Library (NSRL), PC

Fire Investigation

• Fire Modeling Programs - fire modeling programs for download
• Fire on the Web -fire related software and experimental data
• Fire Research Information Services, Online
• NIST FASTData Fire Test Database, PC, DG