The Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) plans to create a biometric database of the hotel workers throughout the country in an effort to cut down on hotel-related crimes, reports AllAfrica.com. The centralized database would be able to track staffing changes from hotel to hotel. Those who commit crimes would be identified in the system so […]

As part of the security measures in place for this week’s Republican National Convention, Tampa police will be employing behavior recognition cameras to help them conduct surveillance. As reported by WSOC TV, Charlotte-based BRS Labs designed the technology, called AISIGHT. This software connects to existing video surveillance systems through artificial intelligence. The system will give […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has agreed to co-sponsor this year’s Biometrics Consortium Conference with the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). The conference will take place Sept. 18-21, 2012, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla. The conference will discuss the latest advances […]

All law enforcement agencies in the U.S. will be able to take advantage of the FBI’s facial recognition database. The FBI has expanded the pilot of its software and later this summer will enable police and other law enforcement agencies to have free access to its system, reports Government Computer News. By tapping into the […]

NEC—in partnership with criminal justice and law enforcement solutions expert DataWorks Plus—has announced the introduction of the JNET Facial Recognition System to the Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET). Using DataWork’s FACE plus software and NEC’s NeoFace facial recognition matching software to process and compare images, JNET’s new facial recognition system will provide justice information to nearly […]

Animetrics has joined forces with forces with security and surveillance specialist View Systems Inc. to provide a new level of security screening. Animetrics’ 3D facial recognition technology will be incorporated into View Systems’ concealed weapons detection program for use in correctional facilities and public infrastructures like stadiums, courthouses and schools. The new 3D facial recognition […]

Animetrics has announced its selection – along with partner DataWorks Plus – by the Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET) to spearhead a new facial biometric program for state police and sheriff departments. The partnership with JNET will assist state law enforcement in identifying suspects or witnesses from both video and photo surveillance footage. Animetrics’ ForensicaGPS is […]

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office in Maine has invested in facial recognition technology to uncover possible scofflaws, reports The Portland Press Herald. The county bought a facial recognition software system from Dynamic Imaging Systems that will enable them to take photos of suspects and compare them to a database of inmates’ photos to see if […]

Holzer Health Systems in Gallipolis, Ohio, has purchased a $1.5 million biometric patient tracking system in hopes of curbing prescription drug abuse. As reported in the Chillicothe Gazette, the health system partnered with the state and CrossChx for the fingerprint identification system. Holzer is collecting fingerprints from urgent care and ER patients who volunteer their […]

The FBI’s Biometric Center of Excellence (BCOE) has decided to start tracking tattoos as a biometric identifier, reports MSNBC. The information will be added to the center, which already creates and improves biometric databases. In order to gather its information, the center reached out to academia, industry and law enforcement seeking currently existing databases of […]