The BRIAR Dataset: A Comprehensive Whole-Body Biometric Recognition Benchmark at Extreme Distances and Altitudes (Collections 1-6)

Youngrock Yoon, Gavin Jager, David Cornett, Gavin Glenn, Deniz Aykac, Christi Johnson, Ryan Shivers, David S. Bolme, Scott dolvin, Joel Robert Gray Brogan, Nicholas Burchfield, Joe Hoskins, Carl Dukes, Andrew Duncan, James S. Goddard Jr., Jairus Hines, Bart Murphy, Sean Pharris, Austin Garrett, Alina Peluso et al. (4 additional authors not shown)

Keywords: BRIAR (Biometric Recognition and Identification at Altitude and Range); Long-range biometrics; Elevated/altitude viewpoints; Atmospheric turbulence; Whole-body recognition; Face recognition; Gait recognition; Multimodal biometrics; Dataset curation and evaluation; Privacy-preserving data; Benchmarking and performance assessment

Abstract:

The Biometric Recognition and Identification at Altitude
and Range (BRIAR) program aims to extend biometric capabilities
into severe operational environments characterized
by long ranges, atmospheric turbulence, and elevated
viewpoints. This paper introduces the program’s two final
government collections expanding activities, environments,
viewpoints, distances, and modalities, and adding
appearance and environmental stressors. We refine curation/
evaluation and include sequestered subsets to support
controlled assessments. These updates strengthen BRIAR
as a comprehensive resource for whole-body, face, and
gait recognition at altitude and range, while maintaining
privacy-first practices.

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Submission Number: 15