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In Biometric Rally, The Combination Of Capture And Matching Systems Is Critical

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 10th, 2019

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In Biometric Rally, The Combination Of Capture And Matching Systems Is Critical

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Testing done late this spring by the Department of Homeland Security’s research and development division on the use of biometric technology to identify travelers in high-throughput checkpoint environments demonstrated the importance of finding the right pairing of biometric capture system and identity matching algorithm for optimum performance, according to DHS Science and Technology (S&T). Of the 97 tests of various system combinations, which included multiple face, iris and fingerprint capture systems and multiple face, iris and fingerprint matching algorithms, just…

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