The future of biometrics is very promising for law enforcement applications as well as private industry uses. By measuring facial geometry, surveillance systems can identify suspects against features stored in the security system’s database. “There is a popular tendency to view biometrics as science fiction mythology, but the reality is that biometrics is the future of the security industry and is quickly becoming recognized as the most accurate identification technology on the market,” he says. Don Mihae, who was recently hired by JAD Communication & Safety Systems (JADCS) to lead their security division.
The future of biometrics will include e-commerce applications for added security at the checkout page, and biometrics will protect against unauthorized access to cars and cell phones. In the future, biometric technology will further develop 3-D infrared facial recognition access control, real-time facial recognition passive surveillance, and visitor management authentication systems. A4Vision, a provider of 3D facial scanning and identification software, uses specialized algorithms to interpret the traditional 2D camera image and transfer it to a 3D representation of a registered face. This makes it nearly impossible to fool the biometric system with still photos or other images.
Strengthening existing biometric innovations for future growth
All of these security innovations will make biometric technology more accurate and widely used.
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Access control facial recognition — Biometric technologies will allow authorized users to enter a property or a specific location in a building. Currently, A4Vision uses a 3D infrared facial recognition system to project a soft light onto a subject’s face for optimal identification. But in the future, this biometric technology will be reinforced so that the subject does not have to be a few meters from the video surveillance cameras.oh Passive facial recognition monitoring — Hidden surveillance cameras will be installed to monitor the entrance of any type of building to accurately identify a potential suspect or terrorist against a database of millions of images in less than a second. Alerts will then be transmitted to personal security in real time.
oh Alert management — This is a fully customizable command center to protect against potential security breaches. The center uses real-time technologies to send security alerts to multiple locations via PDA (personal digital assistant) devices and other mobile technologies.
As the need for government agencies and large companies to implement high-tech security systems to solve crimes or protect employees increases, biometric technology will improve as investor confidence grows. Once consumer trust is evident, biometric research will provide further innovations, which in turn will strengthen future performance, and this cycle will continue to unfold in a positive direction.
But for the field of biometric technology to grow, there must be industry standards for the greatest compatibility between applications and hardware. The ISO/IEC JTC1 is the governing body for international biometric standards, but this standardization is still in progress. In the future, fixed biometric standards will be implemented to guide vendors and developers in the areas of biometric application profiles, interfaces, and system performance.
With technology so young, biometric and identification technology has much to gain from improved standards and accuracy. Probably in a short time, biometric developers will surpass the quality of their current product so that the future of the biometric field is assured in the high-tech market.
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