BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION (BI)

      What Is It?

      Why Is It Important?

            > Corporate Responsibility

      What Is It Used For?

            > Kidnap/Ransom

            > Disaster Situations/Incident
               Investigation

      Modes of Identification

            > DNA

            > Friction Ridge Skin

            > Facial Recognition

            > Iris Capture

            > Dental X-ray

            > Other Modes

      Risk Assessment & Custom BI

      FAQs

Modes of Identification: Facial Recognition

The SFE Biometric Identification profile includes ultra-high resolution photography of the face and head. This allows for identification in both disaster and kidnapping scenarios.

• The advantages of facial recognition for biometric identification include:
• Data can be gathered and submitted for automated analysis of video surveillance
• Data can be altered in consideration of changes in age, weight gain, or facial hair
• Skeletal superimposition can be used to help identify skeletal remains.
• Disadvantages of facial recognition include:
• It may not be useful in cases of disfigurement
• Distinguishing characteristics not universal
• It is less exact than other methods of biometric identification, and false identification is possible; in cases of scanning for terror suspects at public events, 1 in 100 captures is falsely identified