A data set for color research

TLDR

The authors provide an extensive color research dataset, primarily aimed at computational color constancy but broadly applicable to color science and computer vision. The dataset includes 743 images captured under 11 carefully selected illuminants, detailed camera characterization, and standardized spectral sets for synthetic experiments, including fluorescent surfaces. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Abstract

Abstract We present an extensive data set for color research that has been made available online ( www.cs. sfu.ca/∼colour/data) . The data are especially germane to research into computational color constancy, but we have also aimed to make the data as general as possible, and we anticipate a wide range of benefits to research into computational color science and computer vision. Because data are useful only in context, we provide the details of the collection process, including the camera characterization, and the data used to determine that characterization. The most significant part of the data is 743 images of scenes taken under a carefully chosen set of 11 illuminants. The data set also has several standardized sets of spectra for synthetic data experiments, including some data for fluorescent surfaces. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Col Res Appl, 27, 147–151, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/col.10049