NOTICE: Due to a lapse in annual appropriations, most of this website is not being updated. Learn more.

Form submissions will still be accepted but will not receive responses at this time. Sections of this site for programs using non-appropriated funds (such as NVLAP) or those that are excepted from the shutdown (such as CHIPS and NVD) will continue to be updated.

U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

PUBLICATIONS

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

Published

Author(s)

Gregory P. Fiumara, Patricia A. Flanagan, John D. Grantham, Bruce Bandini, Kenneth Ko, John M. Libert

Abstract

A new collection of legacy inked rolled and plain fingerprint card scans are being released to the public. The cards were scanned at three resolutions in the 8 bit grayscale colorspace. The data is available as lossless images for free.
Citation
Technical Note (NIST TN) - 1993
Report Number
1993
NIST Pub Series
Technical Note (NIST TN)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Download Paper

DOI Link

Keywords

biometrics, data, fingerprints
Biometrics and Reference data

Citation

Fiumara, G. , Flanagan, P. , Grantham, J. , Bandini, B. , Ko, K. and Libert, J. (2018), NIST Special Database 300: Uncompressed Plain and Rolled Images from Fingerprint Cards, Technical Note (NIST TN), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.1993 (Accessed October 13, 2025)

Issues

If you have any questions about this publication or are having problems accessing it, please contact [email protected].

Created June 14, 2018, Updated November 10, 2018
Was this page helpful?