The
2D_3D_Palmprint Database
Overview:
Palmprint has proved to be
one of the most unique and stable biometric characteristics. Almost all the
current palmprint recognition techniques capture the two dimensional (2D) image
of the palm surface and use it for feature extraction and matching. Although 2D
palmprint recognition can achieve high accuracy, the 2D palmprint images are
relatively easy to be counterfeited and much three dimensional (3D) depth
information is lost in the imaging process. 3D Palmprint is a good choice to
overcome these flaws.
The Biometric Research Centre
(UGC/CRC) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has developed a real time 3D
palmprint capture device, and has used it to construct a large-scale 3D
palmprint database. To advance research and to provide researchers working in
the area of 3D palmprint recognition a platform to compare the effectiveness of
3D palmprint recognition algorithms, we intend to publish our 3D palmprint
database, making it freely available for academic, noncommercial uses.
(a) The outlook of the 3D palmprint image acquisition device; (b) The device is being used to collect 3D palmprint image samples.
Description of the PolyU 3D Palmprint Database:
The PolyU 3D Palmprint
Database contains 8000 samples collected from 400 different palms. Twenty
samples from each of these palms were collected in two separated sessions,
where 10 samples were captured in each session, respectively. The average time
interval between the two sessions is one month. Each sample contains a 3D ROI
(region of interest) and its corresponding 2D ROI. Each 3D ROI is recorded by a
binary file which contains 128*128 float values denoting the depth infromation
of the palmprint to a reference plane, where each 2D ROI is recorded by a BMP
format image file. The 3D ROIs are stored in the folder, "Sub3D", and
labeled as "Sub3D_I_M_N.dat" or "Sub3D_II_M_N.dat", where
"I" indicates the first session, "II" indicates the second
session, "M" is the unique palm identifier (range from 1 to 550, some
numbers are absent), and "N" is the index of each palm (range from 0
to 9). The 2D ROIs are stored in the folder "Sub2D", and labeled as
"Sub2D_I_M_N.bmp" or "Sub2D_II_M_N.bmp" which are
one-to-one corresponding to their 3D ROIs.
Related Publication:
1. W. Li, D. Zhang, L. Zhang, G. Lu, and
J. Yan, "Three Dimensional
Palmprint Recognition with Joint Line and Orientation Features", IEEE
Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C, In Press.
2. W. Li, L. Zhang, D. Zhang, G. Lu, and
J. Yan, “Efficient Joint 2D and 3D
Palmprint Matching with Alignment Refinement”, in: Proc. CVPR 2010.
3. D. Zhang, G. Lu, W. Li, L. Zhang, and
N. Luo, "Palmprint
Recognition Using 3-D Information", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man,
and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, Volume 39, Issue 5, pp. 505
- 519, Sept. 2009.
4. W. Li, D. Zhang, and L. Zhang, "Three
Dimensional Palmprint Recognition", IEEE International Conference on
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2009.
5. D. Zhang, G. Lu, W. Li, L. Zhang, and
N. Luo, "Three Dimensional
Palmprint Recognition using Structured Light Imaging", 2nd IEEE
International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems, BTAS
2008, pp. 1-6.
The Announcement of the Copyright
All rights of the PolyU 3D Palmprint Database are reserved. The database is only available for research and noncommercial purposes. Commercial distribution or any act related to commercial use of this database is strictly prohibited. A clear acknowledgement should be made for any public work based on the PolyU 3D Palmprint Database. A citation to "PolyU 3D Palmprint Database, http://www.comp.polyu.edu.hk/~biometrics/2D_3D_Palmprint.htm” and our related works must also be added in the references. A soft copy of any released or public documents that use the PolyU 3D Palmprint Database must be forwarded to: cslzhang@comp.polyu.edu.hk
Downloading Steps:
This PolyU 3D Palmprint
Database is made publicly available and can be obtained from this website. It
is totally free for academic, noncommercial purposes. Any person or
organization that wishes to use the database must agree to the terms of the
agreement and fill in the agreement forms. Then, send the application form to cslzhang@comp.polyu.edu.hk. The
successful applicants will receive their login accounts and passwords to
download the database.
If you want to use our 2D palmprint database (IEEE PAMI 2003), you can go here.
Contact Information:
Lei ZHANG, Associate Professor
Biometric Research Centre (UGC/CRC)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom,
E-mail: cslzhang@comp.polyu.edu.hk