Facial Masks and Respirators Database (FMR-DB)

Recently, the coronavirus pandemic has made the use of facial masks and respirators common, the former to reduce the likelihood of spreading saliva droplets and the latter as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). As a result, this caused problems for the existing face detection algorithms. For this reason, and for the implementation of other more sophisticated systems, able to recognize the type of facial mask or respirator and to react given this information, we created the Facial Masks and Respirators Database (FMR-DB).The database consists of 2565 images taken from the Internet, divided into the following main classes:With Facial Mask or RespiratorDisposable Respirators With Valve Disposable Respirators Without Valve Full-Face RespiratorsHalf-Face Respirators Non-Medical MasksSurgical MasksWithout Facial Mask or RespiratorWith OcclusionsHands On MouthHatsNeck Warmers And BandanasSunglassesWithout OcclusionsImages depicting people wearing a mask or a respirator also have a classification on the additional protective clothing worn: eye protection, head protection or both. The images depicting people wearing disposable respirators are also classified according to the respirator protection class.