Michael D. Garris

This document provides guidance on how the NIST Biometric Image Software (NBIS) nonexport controlled packages are installed and executed.Its content and format is one of user's guide and reference manual.Some algorithmic overview is provided, but more details can be found in the cited references.The Table of Contents provides the reader a map into the document, and the hyperlinks in the electronic version enable the reader to effectively navigate the document and locate desired information.These hyperlinks are unavailable when using a paper copy of the document.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation has developed a new database of grayscale fingerprint images and corresponding minutiae data. The database contains latent fingerprints from crime scenes and their matching rolled fingerprint mates. In all there are 258 latent cases. Each case includes the latent image, the matching tenprint image, and four sets of minutiae that have been validated by a professional team of latent examiners.

This document provides guidance on how the NIST Fingerprint Image Software (NFIS) is installed and executed. Its content and format is one of user's guide and reference manual. Some algorithmic overview is provided, but more complete descriptions are found in the cited references.