Gomèr Otterspeer
2026
The SignBeach Dataset of Dutch Sign Language (NGT) signs
Annika Schiefner | Gomèr Otterspeer | Beyza Sümer | Floris Roelofsen
Proceedings of the LREC 2026 12th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages: Language in Motion
Annika Schiefner | Gomèr Otterspeer | Beyza Sümer | Floris Roelofsen
Proceedings of the LREC 2026 12th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages: Language in Motion
This paper presents the SignBeach dataset, including 1401 lexical signs from Dutch Sign Language (NGT). The items in this dataset represent everyday vocabulary appropriate for primary school children and are part of a larger research project, investigating sign learning in a digital environment. Each sign is presented by four deaf signers in a controlled studio environment. For each item, high quality video recordings are available from five synchronised cameras, providing rich multi-view visual input suitable for linguistic analysis and the development of computer vision pipelines. In addition, we provide three types of computational derivatives: keypoint estimates using MediaPipe, handshape estimates using HaMeR, and 3D body reconstructions using SAM 3D Body. Signs are aligned with lexical entries in the NGT Signbank to provide interoperability of the database with other NGT resources. We outline the construction of the dataset and provide information on opportunities for reuse, for example in the context of psycholinguistic studies or in the context of sign language technology. All materials are available for non-commercial reuse under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
2024
3D-LEX v1.0 – 3D Lexicons for American Sign Language and Sign Language of the Netherlands
Oline Ranum | Gomèr Otterspeer | Jari I. Andersen | Robert G. Belleman | Floris Roelofsen
Proceedings of the LREC-COLING 2024 11th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages: Evaluation of Sign Language Resources
Oline Ranum | Gomèr Otterspeer | Jari I. Andersen | Robert G. Belleman | Floris Roelofsen
Proceedings of the LREC-COLING 2024 11th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages: Evaluation of Sign Language Resources
SignCollect: A ‘Touchless’ Pipeline for Constructing Large-scale Sign Language Repositories
Gomèr Otterspeer | Ulrika Klomp | Floris Roelofsen
Proceedings of the LREC-COLING 2024 11th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages: Evaluation of Sign Language Resources
Gomèr Otterspeer | Ulrika Klomp | Floris Roelofsen
Proceedings of the LREC-COLING 2024 11th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages: Evaluation of Sign Language Resources
An Extension of the NGT Dataset in Global Signbank
Ulrika Klomp | Lisa Gierman | Pieter Manders | Ellen Nauta | Gomèr Otterspeer | Ray Pelupessy | Galya Stern | Dalene Venter | Casper Wubbolts | Marloes Oomen | Floris Roelofsen
Proceedings of the LREC-COLING 2024 11th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages: Evaluation of Sign Language Resources
Ulrika Klomp | Lisa Gierman | Pieter Manders | Ellen Nauta | Gomèr Otterspeer | Ray Pelupessy | Galya Stern | Dalene Venter | Casper Wubbolts | Marloes Oomen | Floris Roelofsen
Proceedings of the LREC-COLING 2024 11th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages: Evaluation of Sign Language Resources