Capturing Realistic Human Body 3D Data - An Open Dataset and Pipeline for Absolute Anthropometric Measurement

In order to make realistic and individualized digital human body models, absolute real-world measurements are needed. We share an open dataset consisting of 360° 3D scans, including raw point cloud data, 2D silhouette images and anthropometrics from twelve individuals. The dataset spans a wide range of human shapes and body mass indexes. We present a portable 3D imaging rig that captures 360° point clouds of humans at up to 30 frames per second. The system is designed to balance data quality, acquisition speed, cost and ease of setup and use. We introduce an automated online extrinsic calibration using jointly observed landmarks to simultaneously calibrate all 3D cameras and tools to perform anthropometric measurements from the point cloud data.