NISTIR 7392 2007 User's Guide to NIST Biometric Image Software (NBIS) Craig I. Watson (
[email protected]) Michael D. Garris (
[email protected]) Elham Tabassi (
[email protected]) Charles L. Wilson (
[email protected]) R. Michael McCabe (
[email protected]) Stanley Janet (
[email protected]) Kenneth Ko (
[email protected]) National Institute of Standards and Technology Bldg. 225, Rm. A216 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8940 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8940 i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to acknowledge the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security who provided funding and resources in conjunction with NIST to support the development of this fingerprint image software. NOTE TO READER This document provides guidance on how the NIST Biometric Image Software (NBIS) non- export 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. Any updates to this software will be posted NIST Image Group’s Open Source Sever (NIGOS). ii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 2.