Exclusively Dark (ExDark) Image Dataset

Basic Information

• Release Date: May 29, 2018
• Update Dates:
  • June 2, 2019 (low‑light image enhancement code release)
  • October 31, 2018 (accepted by CVIU)

Description

• Purpose: Facilitate research on new object detection and image enhancement methods for low‑light environments.
• Content: 7,363 low‑light images covering 10 illumination conditions, with 12 object categories comparable to PASCAL VOC, annotated at the image‑level and with local object bounding boxes.

Structure

• Number of Images: 7,363
• Condition Types: 10
• Object Categories: 12

Code Resources

• Low‑Light Image Enhancement Source Code: Available in the SPIC folder.

Citation

• BibTeX:

@article{Exdark,
  title={Getting to Know Low-light Images with The Exclusively Dark Dataset},
  author={Loh, Yuen Peng and Chan, Chee Seng},
  journal={Computer Vision and Image Understanding},
  volume={178},
  pages={30-42},
  year={2019},
  doi={https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cviu.2018.10.010}
}