Anthropometry Resources

The following list compiles excellent anthropometric resources for use by individuals new to anthropometry and for those with significant anthropometric knowledge.

  1. AWAS – Australian War fighter Anthropometry Survey (Australian Army) https://www.dst.defence.gov.au/publication/preliminary-anthropometry-standard-australian-army-equipment-evaluation#:~:text=This%20survey%20is%20known%20as,representative%20of%20ADF%20Army%20personnel.
  2. ASRAN – Anthropometric Survey of the Royal Australian Navy https://www.dst.defence.gov.au/publication/revised-anthropometry-guidance-royal-australian-navy
  3. Aus Size – iMOVE , the most up to date dataset for the Australian population.  https://imoveaustralia.com/project/project-outcomes/australian-size-variation-and-implications-for-transport-design/
  4. ANSUR
    1. Anthropometric Survey of US Army Personnel (ANSUR 2 or ANSUR II)
    2. Published internally in 2012. Publicly available 2017.
    3. Most comprehensive publicly available data set on body size and shape.
    4. Includes 93 measures for over 6,000 adult US military personnel (4,082 men and 1,986 women).
    5. Not an approximation of the US Civilian population.
    6. Useful information – however designs & standards based on data will not accommodate most user populations.
    7. https://www.openlab.psu.edu/ansur2/
  5. CAESAR (Civilian American and European Surface Anthropometry Resource):
      1. https://www.sae.org/publications/books/content/rr-017/
      2. Final report: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237636644_ANTHROPOMETRY_RESOURCE_CAESAR_FINAL_REPORT_VOLUME_I_SUMMARY
  6. WEAR
    1. Group of interested experts involved in application of anthropometric data for design purposes.
    2. Subscription service
    3. Provides access to over 68 datasets – body measurements for more than 127,980 subjects
    4. Access to CAESAR & ANSUR I data. https://bodysizeshape.com/
  7. HFES Virtual Fit Test (VFT) Anthropometry Tool
    1. https://www.hfes.org/publications/technical-standards#VFM
  8. SizeUK
    1. Consortium of 16 major UK Clothing Retailers, leading academic institutions and the UK Government.
    2. Survey of UK adult population
    3. 3D whole body scanners
    4. Data used to update UK size charts
    5. http://www.size.org/
  9. Size USA
    1. Leading apparel brands sponsored SizeUSA
    2. Scanned subjects in 12 US cities.
    3. Over 10,000 subjects
    4. Over 200 standard measurements
    5. https://www.tc2.com/size-usa.html      
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