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NIST Fingerprint Image Quality 2

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Author(s)

Elham Tabassi, Martin Olsen, Oliver Bausinger, Christoph Busch, Andrew Figlarz, Gregory Fiumara, Olaf Henniger, Johannes Merkle, Timo Ruhland, Christopher Schiel, Michael Schwaiger

Abstract

NIST Fingerprint Image Quality (NFIQ 2) is open source software that links image quality of optical and ink 500 pixel per inch fingerprints to operational recognition performance. This allows quality values to be tightly defined and then numerically calibrated, which in turn allows for the standardization needed to support a worldwide deployment of fingerprint sensors with universally interpretable image qualities. NFIQ 2 quality features are formally standardized as part of ISO/IEC 29794-4 and serve as the reference implementation of the standard.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8382
Report Number
8382

Keywords

Fingerprint, Quality, Biometric, DET, Standard

Citation

Tabassi, E. , Olsen, M. , Bausinger, O. , Busch, C. , Figlarz, A. , Fiumara, G. , Henniger, O. , Merkle, J. , Ruhland, T. , Schiel, C. and Schwaiger, M. (2021), NIST Fingerprint Image Quality 2, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8382, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=920087 (Accessed October 5, 2024)

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Created July 13, 2021, Updated November 29, 2022