Biometric Database

Title:

The Magna Database

Website:

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/forensic-science-communications/fsc/april2008/research/2008_04_research01.htm/#3

Managing Organization:

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Contributing Organizations:

Country:

United States

Description:

Magna Database is a database of 3115 three-dimensional (3-D) facial images. The database is available for research in crime prevention and detection—with particular value in human identification and recognition—and is presently in use in research being undertaken by the authors and researchers in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. We collected facial images of healthy volunteers at the Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham, England, using digital stereophotography (Geometrix FaceVision FV802 Series Biometric Camera, ALIVE Tech, Cumming, Georgia) and 3-D laser scanning (Cyberware 3030PS Head and Neck Scanner) instruments.

SubjectsDescription:

1394 females and 1761 males

SpecialNotes:

None.

Status:

Active

Access Requirements:

This research is potentially law-enforcement-sensitive. Access to the database outside the United States must be arranged via agreements between government agencies. Arrangements are in place in the United Kingdom and Canada. Further details may be obtained from the authors named on the webpage.

Related Publication:

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/forensic-science-communications/fsc/april2008/research/2008_04_research01.htm/#3

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