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Zurich Natural Image Database

<p>Zip-File containing a set of 128 natural images that have been used in various eye-tracking studies. Thumbnails.jpg provides an overview. Images were captured with a 3.3 Mega pixel colour mosaic CCD camera (Nikon Coolpix 995, Tokyo, Japan) in RGB and have a resolution (WxH) of 2048 x 1536 pixels.</p><p>You are free to use these images for scientific purposes, provided at least one of the following papers is appropriately cited:</p><p>Einhäuser, W., &amp; König, P. (2003). Does luminance‐contrast contribute to a saliency map for overt visual attention?. <i>European Journal of Neuroscience</i>, <i>17</i>(5), 1089-1097. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02508.x">https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02508.x </a>[used the first 8 images in grayscale]</p><p>Einhäuser, W., Kruse, W., Hoffmann, K. P., &amp; König, P. (2006). Differences of monkey and human overt attention under natural conditions. <i>Vision Research</i>, <i>46</i>(8-9), 1194-1209. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2005.08.032">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2005.08.032 </a>[used the first 108 images in grayscale]</p><p>Frey, HP., König, P. &amp; Einhäuser, W. The role of first- and second-order stimulus features for human overt attention. <i>Perception &amp; Psychophysics, 69</i>, 153–161 (2007). <a href="https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03193738">https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03193738 </a>[used the images in color]</p>

ShareScore

36/100

Overall dataset sharing score

Score breakdown

These five areas show where the dataset supports — or may limit — practical reuse.

Stewardship
4
Harmonization
4
Access
20
Reuse readiness
8
Engagement
0