---
license: cc-by-nc-nd-4.0
task_categories:
- image-classification
- image-segmentation
tags:
- ear
- Machine learning
- Classification
- Forensics
- Detection
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
---
# Ear Detection - 14,000+ Images
The dataset comprises **14,000+** ear images from **2,000** unique individuals, paired with reference face photos and demographic labels. Designed for **ear recognition** and **biometric identification**, it helps research in **human ear detection**, **recognition accuracy**, and **biometric systems**.— **[Get the data](https://unidata.pro/datasets/human-ear-detection-biometric-dataset/?utm_source=huggingface-biometrics&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ear-detection-dataset)**

## Dataset characteristics:
| Characteristic          | Data                                                              |
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Description             | Images of an ear with a face photo                                |
| Data types              | Image                                                             |
| Tasks                   | Ear‑biometric R&D, Forensic comparison, and missing‑person identification |
| Number of images        | 14,000                                                            |
| Number of people        | 2,000                                                             |
| Number of files in a set| 7 (Full face - 1, Left ear - 3, Right ear - 3)                    |
| Labeling                | Metadata (age, gender, ethnicity, side, proximity, lighting)      |
| Gender                  | Male, Female                                                      |

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## Dataset structure
- Black_Africandescent —  a folder of photos of people from this ethnicity.
- Caucasian —  a folder of photos of people from this ethnicity.
- East_SouthEast Asian —  a folder of photos of people from this ethnicity.
- Latinx_Hispanic —  a folder of photos of people from this ethnicity.
- South Asian  —  a folder of photos of people from this ethnicity.
- Meta.csv — file contains metadata for all individuals in the dataset.

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