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Data Element Reference Number
G01.09-00-03
Data Element Type
Generic
Is part of any
G01.09 ( Face Image)
Data Format
Data capturing in lossless(Raw/PNG/LosslessJPEG2000/TIFF/DNG) Image Data Storage / Archival in normal memory devices-PNG Image Data storage for verification in restricted memory devices – JPEG2000 with compression ratio up to 1:15
Owner
Government of India, DeitY
Status
Accepted
Version
1.0
Comments
  1. This Metadata is used for visual human inspection, so features of the face are not included here.
  2. As per the referred GoI standard for face image data, spectacles (not heavy) & eye patch(s) on medical grounds are allowed. Turban for religious reasons only allowed.
  3. During enrolment, the quality of face image should be ensured, by filling the Check list given in best practices section 6.2 of the above referenced Face Image Data Standard prepared by the Expert Committee on Biometrics.

Domain Work Area Category

Based on

Face Image Data Standard for e-Governance Applications

prepared by the Expert Committee on Biometrics and released by DeitY ( Version 1.0, November, 2010) & ISO 19785-1 ( Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework – CBEFF) , ISO/IEC 19794-5:2005 (E) Face Image Data

Face Image Data, gives information about the captured Face Image.