To access it, please go to http://www.idiap.ch/HeadPoseDatabase

In October 2003 a head pose video database was built at the Idiap research institute . The objective was to construct a video database allowing to perform quantitative evaluation of algorithms extracting information related to the head pose of people, such as head tracking and pose estimation algorithms, or focus of attention analysis. Such a database did not exist before (at least publicly). By making our database publicly available to researchers, rigorous algorithm comparisons will be allowed.

The database comprises two sets of video involving people engaged in natural activities. In the first one, people are participating in meetings and are debating statements displayed on a screen. In the second set, persons are performing some tasks in their office. In all cases, the head pose of people is continuously annotated thanks to the use of a 3D location and orientation magnetic trackers called flock of birds. In both sets, the head pose of 16 different persons has been recorded.