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What does fingerprint data look like?

Are there any datasets of digitized data from fingerprints (not-images)? Basically, we're planning an application that works on fingerprint data and wondering if the output by fingerprint readers are standardized and if so, are there some reference sets / data sheets we can look at

Solution

  • Here's the United States FBI Biometrics website.

    I found the NIST ITL American National Standards for Biometrics. The Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint Facial, & Other Biometric Information – Part 1 is a 164 page pdf file. It's NIST Special Publication 500-271.

    The Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint Facial, & Other Biometric Information – Part 2 is a 464 page pdf file. It's NIST Special Publication 500-275.

    NIST is the (United States) National Institute of Standards and Technology.