Performance Evaluation of a large 3D Fingerprint database

It is necessary to have a realistic estimation of its performance prior to the large scale deployment of any biometric system. In the domain of fingerprint biometric, 3D fingerprint scan technology has been developing very fast. However, there is no 3D fingerprint database publicly available for research purpose. To evaluate the matching performance of 3D fingerprints and the compatibility of 2D and 3D fingerprints comprehensively, we have established a large fingerprint database using two commercial fingerprint sensors. The database consists of both 3D fingerprints and their corresponding 2D fingerprints. We have carried out several verification experiments using a commercial fingerprint identification software. The results can be served as performance criterion of the database, which will be released publicly together with the database in late 2014.