US biometrics manufacturer Visionics has announced the integration of its FaceIt technology into G-TEC’s FaceTracTM and SIIMS/Bastille product lines.
US biometrics manufacturer Visionics has announced the integration of its FaceIt technology into G-TEC’s FaceTracTM and SIIMS/Bastille product lines. The integrated systems are aimed at high-end security installations such as government, corporate, and commercial facilities, public venues, and transport centres, the manufacturers say. Using FaceIt as the enabling facial recognition technology engine, FaceTrac, G-TEC’s facial recognition system is used primarily for securing access and for surveillance. FaceTrac automatically scans the faces of people passing in front of a camera and searches for a selection of photographs of authorized personnel or of criminals held in a law enforcement database. In law enforcement applications, when a match is made, a human operator is alerted to verify the identity of the subject and to assess whether further action is to be taken. If there is no match, the facial images are discarded. FaceTrac can be customised to generate other automated activities that enhance security. Law enforcement will also benefit by G-TEC’s integration of the FaceTrac system with its SIIMS (Secure Incident Investigation Management System) and Bastille product suite, both using Visionics? facial recognition technology. These systems provide authenticated and secure investigation and criminal intelligence information sharing applications for law enforcement and government agencies, the manufacturers say. The SIIMS/Bastille allows law enforcement officers to quickly and appropriately share information as well as perform searches based on images and investigation data, the firms say. The integrated FaceIt component in SIIMS/Bastille allows users to enter new facial images and search them against existing records. Jerry Ruddle, president of Graphco Technologies, says: ?G-TEC has a number of immediate opportunities that require the delivery of our advanced facial recognition FaceTrac systems for high-end security installations.? See www.visionics.com.
