MPIIGaze Appearance-Based Gaze Estimation Dataset
Longitudinal laptop-camera images captured during natural daily use with gaze targets, face geometry, and normalized views.
At a glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Short name | mpii_gaze |
| Full name | MPIIGaze Appearance-Based Gaze Estimation Dataset |
| Publication date | Unknown |
| Date basis | Unknown |
| Publication date precision | Unknown |
| Publication date evidence | Unknown |
| Publication date source field | Unknown |
| Publication date reviewed | Unknown |
| Date notes | - |
| Primary category | eye_tracking |
| Resource role | current_dataset |
| Dataset family | mpii_gaze |
| Contained modalities | eye_tracking |
| Tasks | gaze_estimation, regression |
| Primary reported quantity | 213,659 images |
| Classes | Not reported (Not reported) |
| Splits | all |
| Size | 2.1 GB |
| Source-stated terms | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; non-commercial scientific use only |
| Normalized terms | cc-by-nc-sa |
| Descriptive screening label | Explicit noncommercial clause recorded; check source |
| Terms scope | dataset_files |
| Access friction | anonymous_direct |
| Route backend | Manual (upstream-gated) |
| Availability | available (checked 2026-07-21) |
| Acquisition support | guided_instructions_only |
| Legacy sample-loader status | Metadata and access only |
Reported quantities
| Role | Count | Unit | Scope | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 213,659 | images | Primary quantity reported in the reviewed catalog source | legacy_catalog_field | mpi-inf.mpg.de/de |
Counts retain their source-reported units. Additional rows can describe components, paired items, or derivative copies and are not automatically added to the primary quantity.
Notes
The institutional page reports 213,659 images from 15 participants collected over more than three months and provides a 2.1 GB download for non-commercial scientific use.
Access information and download
- CLI
- Python
# Read-only preflight
eyehub download mpii_gaze --data-dir ./data --dry-run --json
# Download, only when preflight reports supported behavior
eyehub download mpii_gaze --data-dir ./data
from eyedatahub.acquisition import preflight_dataset
from eyedatahub.datasets.registry import REGISTRY
ds = REGISTRY.get_dataset('mpii_gaze')
print(preflight_dataset(ds, './data')) # no download
Upstream page: mpi-inf.mpg.de/de
Source-term evidence: mpi-inf.mpg.de/de
Loader status
This catalog record provides metadata and access instructions, but it does not yet include a standard DatasetSample loader. Inspect the source file structure or contribute a loader before using it in a training pipeline.
Citation
- BibTeX
- Plain text
@misc{mpii_gaze,
title = { MPIIGaze Appearance-Based Gaze Estimation Dataset },
note = { Zhang X, Sugano Y, Fritz M, Bulling A. Appearance-Based Gaze Estimation in the Wild. CVPR. 2015:4511-4520 },
year = { 2015 },
url = { https://www.mpi-inf.mpg.de/de/departments/computer-vision-and-machine-learning/research/gaze-based-human-computer-interaction/appearance-based-gaze-estimation-in-the-wild },
}
Zhang X, Sugano Y, Fritz M, Bulling A. Appearance-Based Gaze Estimation in the Wild. CVPR. 2015:4511-4520.
Source-stated terms
- Raw source string: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; non-commercial scientific use only
- Normalized category:
cc-by-nc-sa - Apparent scope:
dataset_files - Descriptive screening label: Explicit noncommercial clause recorded; check source
⚠️ Source-stated terms, scope, and normalized labels are curation metadata, not legal advice or a permission finding. Review the current official source before transfer or reuse.
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