---
pretty_name: "Kanops Open Access: Retail Store Imagery for Computer Vision Research (2010–2025)"
dataset_name: kanops-open-retail-imagery

tags:
  - computer-vision
  - retail
  - stores
  - object-detection
  - image-to-text
  - domain-shift
  - time-series
  - uk
  - us

task_categories:
  - image-classification
  - object-detection
  - image-to-text

size_categories:
  - 10K<n<100K

license: other
license_name: evaluation-license
license_url: "https://huggingface.co/datasets/dresserman/kanops-open-access-imagery/resolve/main/EVALUATION_LICENSE.txt"

dataset_summary: >
  Real, in-store retail imagery from UK and US retailers (2010–2025).
  Open subset (~9k + 3 full-store visits) with manifests, EXIF, and checksums.

thumbnail: "thumb.png"

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      - Academic
      - Industry
      - Independent
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# Kanops — Open Access · Imagery (Retail Scenes v0)

**TL;DR**: ~10–11k retail-scene photos (UK/US) for evaluation, research, and benchmarking.  
Faces are blurred. Provenance embedded (checksums + EXIF/IPTC/XMP). **Evaluation-only** license.

Trademarks. All retailer names, store marks, and logos referenced in this dataset are the property of their respective owners. Kanops is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any retailer. Images are provided for evaluation and research under the included license.

Intended use. Retail scene understanding (shelf detection, planogram research, seasonal merchandising analysis). Not for brand endorsement or marketing.

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## Access (gated)

This dataset is gated on Hugging Face. Request access on the repo page. By requesting and using the data you agree to the **Kanops Evaluation License** (see `LICENSE` at the root).

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## What’s included

- Images under `train/`:
  - `train/2014/<Retailer>/*.jpg`
  - `train/FullStores/<Retailer>/**/*`
  - `train/Halloween2024/<Retailer>/**/*`
- Control files at the root:
  - `MANIFEST.csv` 
  - `metadata.csv`
  - `checksums.sha256` — SHA-256 for all images in this release
  - `LICENSE` 
  - `README.md` — this file

> Images live only under `train/`. All control files sit at the repository root.

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## How to load

### Hugging Face Datasets (ImageFolder)
```python
from datasets import load_dataset

ds = load_dataset(
    "imagefolder",
    data_dir="hf://datasets/dresserman/kanops-open-access-imagery/train",
    split="train",
)
img = ds[0]["image"]  # PIL.Image
~~~

### Read metadata
~~~python
import pandas as pd
meta = pd.read_csv("hf://datasets/dresserman/kanops-open-access-imagery/metadata.csv")
meta.head()
~~~

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## Data schema (minimum)

`metadata.csv` columns (you may see additional fields):

- `file_name` — path relative to dataset root (e.g., `train/2014/Aldi/IMG_1234.jpeg`)
- `bytes` — file size
- `width`, `height` — image dimensions (if available)
- `sha256` — content hash (provenance/integrity)
- `collection` — one of `{2014, FullStores, Halloween2024}`

If present:
- `retailer` — inferred from path
- `year` — inferred from path

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## Intended use

- Evaluation/benchmarking of shelf/fixture detection, retrieval, layout analysis, merchandising.
- Research and prototyping under evaluation terms.

**Not permitted:** redistribution of images/derivatives; public model-weight redistribution; production or commercial training without a separate commercial license. See **LICENSE**.

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## Privacy & provenance

- Faces blurred via automated pass + manual review.
- Rights/usage embedded in EXIF/IPTC/XMP.
- `checksums.sha256` provides per-file SHA-256 for integrity.
- For takedown or corrections, contact happytohelp@groceryinsight.com with `file_name` and SHA-256.

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## Versioning

- **v0** — initial release; faces redacted; metadata + checksums included.
- Future versions (v1, v2, …) will be published immutably.

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## Citation

**APA**  
Dresser, S., & Dresser, K. (2025). *Kanops — Open Access · Imagery (Retail Scenes v0)* [Dataset]. Grocery Insight (Kanops). https://huggingface.co/datasets/dresserman/kanops-open-access-imagery

**BibTeX**
```bibtex
@dataset{dresser_kanops_retail_scenes_v0_2025,
  title   = {Kanops — Open Access · Imagery (Retail Scenes v0)},
  author  = {Dresser, Steve and Dresser, Katie},
  year    = {2025},
  howpublished = {\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/dresserman/kanops-open-access-imagery}},
  note    = {Evaluation-only license. Faces blurred.}
}
~~~

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## Contact

Questions, broader licensing, or takedowns: happytohelp@groceryinsight.com / www.groceryinsight.com