Glasgow Face Matching Test

Created by researchers Michael Burton and David White of the University of Glasgow and Allan McNeill of Glasgow Caledonian University,[1] the test is designed for use in academic research and in applied security settings, where reliable human performance on this task is a common requirement of identity management systems.

The test was created using a database of photographs, taken of a demographically heterogeneous sample of 300 people.

Images of the individuals were captured in a fifteen-minute session on two digital cameras (one video, one still).

All images used were high quality, with the subject standing face on and looking straight at the camera lens, which was positioned at head height.

These tests, complete with normative data, are accessible via the journal article referenced below.