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. 2023 Feb 23;6:29. doi: 10.1038/s41746-022-00745-z

Table 1.

Summary of datasets included in this study.

Population Investigated activities Measurement parameters
Dataset name Dataset acronym N Sex (male) Age (y) Height (cm) Weight (kg) BMI (kg/m2) Condition Sensing device Approximate sensor location MR (g) AR (bit) SR (Hz) Ref.
WISDMs Actitracker activity prediction dataset v2.0 Actitracker 166* 15 (6 females) 19–51 (30.5 ± 10.8) 163–188 (174.5 ± 6.8) 51–109 (75.8 ± 16.6) 19–35 (24.8 ± 4.6) Normal walking, sitting, standing, lying, running Free-living Smartphone: Android-based Unspecified N/A N/A 20 41
Complex Human Activity Dataset CHA 10** 10 23–35 N/A N/A N/A Normal walking, ascending stairs, descending stairs, sitting, standing, typing, handwriting, eating, drinking, jogging, cycling, giving a talk, smoking Controlled Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S2 Thigh and wrist N/A N/A 50 42
Daily Life Activities Dataset DaLiAc 19 11 18–55 (26.5 ± 7.7) 158–196 (177.0 ± 11.1) 54–108 (75.2 ± 14.2) 17–34 (23.9 ± 3.7) Normal walking, ascending stairs, descending stairs, lying, sitting, standing, washing dishes, vacuuming, sweeping, running, cycling (50 W and 100 W), rope jumping Controlled Wearable accelerometer: SHIMMER Waist, chest, and wrist ±6 12 204.8 43
Dataset for behavioral context recognition in-the-wild from mobile sensor Extrasensory 60** 26 18–42 (24 ± 5)

145–188

(171 ± 9)

50–93

(66 ± 11)

18–32

(23 ± 3)

Normal walking, ascending stairs, descending stairs, sitting, standing, lying, watching TV, handwriting, eating, using motorized transportation (car, bus, motor, train), cooking, washing dishes, dressing, grooming, sweeping, running, cycling, jumping, skateboarding Free-living Smartphone: Android- and iOS-based Unspecified N/A N/A 33 44
Human Activities and Postural Transitions Dataset HAPT 30** N/A 19–48 N/A N/A N/A Normal walking, ascending stairs, descending stairs, standing, sitting, lying, body transitions (standing to sitting, sitting to standing, sitting to lying, lying to sitting, standing to lying, and lying to standing) Controlled Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S2 Waist N/A N/A 50 45
Human Activity Sensing Consortium – Pedestrian Activity Corpus 2016 HASC 539 438 15–69 (28.6 ± 12.2) 147–189 (169.4 ± 7.9) 37–118 (62.8 ± 11.5) 15–38 (21.8 ± 3.4) Normal walking, ascending stairs, descending stairs, standing, jogging, jumping Controlled, Free-living Smartphone: Android- and iOS-based Thigh, waist, chest, arm, wrist, and unspecified N/A N/A 100 46
Public Dataset of Accelerometer Data for Human Motion Primitives Detection HMPD 16** 11 19–81 (57.4) N/A 56–85 (72.7) N/A Normal walking, ascending stairs, descending stairs, drinking, pouring, eating soup or meat, combing hair, brushing teeth, using telephone, body transitions (standing to lying, lying to standing, standing to sitting, and sitting to standing) Controlled Wearable accelerometer Wrist ±1.5 6 32 47
Identification of Walking, Stair Climbing, and Driving using Wearable Accelerometers IWSCD 32 13 23–52 (39.0 ± 9.0) 147–193 (173.5 ± 11.1) 45–140 (77.0 ± 22.9) 18–40 (25.2 ± 5.6) Normal walking, ascending stairs, descending stairs, using motorized transportation (car) Controlled Wearable accelerometer: ActiGraph GT3X +  Waist and wrist N/A N/A 100 48
Mobile Health Dataset MHEALTH 10** N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Normal walking, lying, sitting, standing, cycling, jogging, running, forward and backward jumping, body stretching (bending waist forward, elevating arm, crouching) Controlled Wearable accelerometer: SHIMMER2 Chest and wrist N/A N/A 50 49
Recognition of Activities of Daily Living using Smartphones MobiAct 61 42 20–40 (24.9 ± 3.7) 158–193 (175.9 ± 8.1) 50–120 (76.8 ± 15.0) 18–35 (24.7 ± 3.8) Normal walking, ascending stairs, descending stairs, lying, sitting, standing, jogging, jumping, body transitions (standing to sitting [on a chair, in a car], sitting to standing [from a chair, from a car]) Controlled Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S3 Thigh N/A N/A 200 50
Sensor Based Human Activity and Attribute Recognition MotionSense 24 14 18–46 (28.8 ± 5.4) 161–190 (174.2 ± 8.9) 48–102 (72.1 ± 16.2) 18–32 (23.6 ± 4.1) Normal walking, ascending stairs, descending stairs, sitting, standing, jogging Controlled Smartphone: iPhone 6 Thigh N/A N/A 50 51
Physical Activity Recognition Dataset Using Smartphone Sensors PARDUSS 10** 10 25–30 N/A N/A N/A Normal walking, ascending stairs, descending stairs, sitting, standing, jogging, cycling Controlled Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S2 Thigh, waist, arm, and wrist N/A N/A 50 52
Pedometer Evaluation Project Pedometer 30 15 19–27 (21.9 ± 52.4) 152–193 (171.0 ± 10.8) 43–136 (70.5 ± 17.6) 17–37 (23.8 ± 3.7) Normal walking Controlled Wearable sensor: SHIMMER3 Waist and wrist ±4 N/A 15 53
Real-World Dataset RealWorld 15 8 16–62 (31.9 ± 12.4) 163–183 (173.1 ± 6.9) 48–95 (74.1 ± 13.8) 18–35 (24.7 ± 4.4) Normal walking, ascending stairs, descending stairs, lying, sitting, standing, running, jumping Controlled Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S4, smartwatch: LG G Watch R Smartphone: thigh, waist, chest, and arm, smartwatch: wrist N/A N/A 50 32
Speed-Breaker Dataset SpeedBreaker 40** N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Using motorized transportation (car, motorcycle, and rickshaw) Free-living Smartphone: Android-based Unspecified N/A N/A 100 54
Simulated Falls and Daily Living Activities Dataset SFDLA 17 10 19–27 (21.9 ± 2.0) 157–184 (171.6 ± 7.8) 47–92 (65.0 ± 13.9) 17–31 (21.9 ± 3.7) Normal walking, walking backwards, limping, jogging, squatting, bending, body transitions (lying to sitting, lying to standing, and standing to sitting) [on a chair, a sofa, a bed, in the air], coughing/sneezing Controlled Wearable accelerometer: Xsens MTw Thigh, waist, chest, and wrist ±12 N/A 25 55
A Fall and Movement Dataset SisFall 38 19 19–75 (40.2 ± 21.3) 149–183 (164.1 ± 9.3) 41–102 (62.2 ± 12.6) 18–35 (23.0 ± 3.5) Normal walking (slow, fast), jogging (slow and fast), jumping, body transitions (rolling while lying, standing to sitting to standing [with a low and a high chair, in a car, slow and fast], sitting to lying to sitting [slow and fast], and sitting to standing to sitting) Controlled Wearable accelerometer: self-developed Waist ±16 13 200 56
Human physical activity dataset SPADES 42 27

18–30

(23 ± 3)

151–180

174 ± 8

51–112

(73 ± 15)

18–35

(24 ± 4)

Normal walking, ascending stairs, descending stairs, treadmill walk (1, 2, 3, and 3.5 mph), lying, sitting, standing, reclining, handwriting, typing, folding towels, filling shelves, sweeping, running, cycling, jumping jacks Controlled Wearable accelerometer: ActiGraph GT9X Thigh, waist, and wrist 8 N/A 80 57
University of Milano Bicocca Smartphone-based Human Activity Recognition Dataset UniMiB-SHAR 30 6 18–60 (26.6 ± 11.6) 160–190 (168.8 ± 6.8) 50–82 (64.4 ± 9.8) 18–27 (22.5 ± 2.5) Normal walking, ascending stairs, descending stairs, running, jumping, body transitions (lying to standing, sitting to standing, standing to sitting, and standing to lying) Controlled Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Thigh ±2 9 50 58
Wireless Sensor Data Mining Dataset WISDM 51** N/A 18–25 N/A N/A N/A Normal walking, sitting, standing, jogging, eating soup, pasta, and chips, drinking, handwriting, typing, folding clothes, brushing teeth, clapping Controlled Smartphone: Google Nexus 5/5X and Samsung Galaxy S5, smartwatch: LG watch

Smartphone: thigh,

smartwatch: wrist

N/A N/A 20 59

Age, height, weight, and BMI are provided as range (mean ± SD), when available.

Note: * detailed demographics available for some subjects; ** detailed demographics unavailable; BMI body mass index, MR measurement range, AR amplitude resolution, SR approximate sampling rate.