Airport Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd (AASL) is implementing a digitised photo ID system for employees, temporary staff and visitors.
Airport Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd (AASL) is implementing a digitised photo ID system for employees, temporary staff and visitors, using Datastrip secure ID card technology. AASL manages and controls the logistics of the International Airport of Sri Lanka. The ID project is being implemented by Datastrip’s systems integrator, Epic Lanka, who will enable AASL to commence issuing the new cards to its current 6,000 employees, temporary workers and pass holders. Eventually, the roll-out will include all visitors to the airport. Nayana Dehigama, Managing Director of Epic Lanka, the Datastrip representative in Sri Lanka, said: ?The AASL decided to procure a secure ID card system considering the current concerns of security in Sri Lanka. Due to the use of 2D barcode technology and Datastrip’s DSVerify2D reader, they will now be able to carry out personnel identification activities off-line, without being dependent on high-cost, expensive network infrastructures.? The system is based on Datastrip’s high capacity, compact two-dimensional (2D) symbology, a method of capturing and storing secure information such as text, photograph and biometrics, in an area measuring 5/8 by three inches (1.6 by 7.6cm) that can be printed on substrates such as ID cards, passports and driving licences. The AASL ID cards with their encoded photos will be decoded and displayed using the DSVerify2D terminal. This new generation multi-functional terminal is a fully integrated reader and fingerprint verification device, the manufacturers say. Designed to support Datastrip’s 2D codes as well as PDF417, OCR-B and smart cards, the DSVerify2D delivers one-to-one verification of fingerprint biometrics and can be customised to fit requirements for many ID initiatives – including airport security, passports, national ID, driving licences and voter registration. Patrick Gilmore, Datastrip’s Business Development Director – A&ME says: ?The Datastrip solution offers an extremely high level of security that can be added to identity documents at very low cost.? Visit http://www.datastrip.com.
