Justice seeks faster fingerprint tech
Dibya Sarkar writes in FCW.com:
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is close to awarding several proposals to build advanced prototype technologies that will capture fingerprints and palm prints more rapidly and accurately.
Christopher Miles, senior program manager in NIJ’s Science and Technology Office, said the agency plans to award three proposals soon, and the Homeland Security Department is expected to fund one of them as part of the Fast Capture Finger/Palm Print program. The total project budget is estimated to be $7.5 million.
The program, conceived in January 2004, involves the Justice Department, DHS, the Defense Department and several other agencies. The intent is to spur development of new technologies quicker and more reliable than current fingerprint and palm print devices.
Miles said it currently takes about four to 10 minutes to capture one set of 10 rolled fingerprints. Federal officials want prototypes that can capture 10 rolled fingerprints in less than 15 seconds and other technologies that can record 10 rolled fingerprints and palm prints in less than a minute.
posted by Fergie @ 7/19/2005 08:07:00 AM
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