Biometrics in the 21st Century.

Identity. It is the definition of who we are. To date, identities have been confirmed by two factors: what we have and what we know. What we have is comprised of cards or documents such as driver licenses, ID cards, passports or birth certificates. What we know typically consists of passwords or personal identification numbers. But as documents get counterfeited, passports are stolen and passwords are forgotten, we can no longer validate an individual’s identity with any accuracy. And as a result, security— of our borders, buildings, finances and more—is compromised.

To solve this challenge, identities are more frequently confirmed by a third component: what we are. We measure what we are in terms of biometrics, digital representations of our faces, fingers, irises, palms, voice patterns, signatures—the list goes on. Today, biometrics are the most accurate and secure representation of whom we truly are and can best keep others from stealing, misrepresenting or creating false identities.

 

IWS™ Aviation to produce personalized multi-application ID cards for all contractors, vendors and employees. All cards can include biometrics for added security. WS Aviation incorporates business rules into badge issuance procedures, tracks background investigations and verifies employee training prior to issuing cards.

 

IWS™ Law Enforcement (formerly CCS) is a digital booking, identification and investigative software solution that gets criminal mug shots and data into the hands of officers when and where they need it most. Officers can use IWS Law Enforcement to create and print custom ID cards for employees, officers, inmates,

 

What sets the IWS Biometric Engine apart is the breadth of its comparative searchingcapabilities. The IWS Biometric Engine conducts searches for:

  • Identification of an individual within a population (1:n)

  • Identity verification (1:1)

  • Investigative searches (x:n)

To provide more accurate results, these searches can:

  • Be simultaneous

  • Use multiple biometrics (face, finger, iris, etc.)

  • Use multiple algorithms of the same

biometric type

  • Additional search features:

  • Search order can be user defined (search face first, then finger)

  • Multiple databases can be searched simultaneously

  • Filters can be added to narrow searches and speed search time based on demographic data

Supported Biometrics.

The IWS Biometric Engine supports multiple biometric algorithms for virtually all leading biometric types including:

  • Finger—civil

  • Finger—livescan

  • Face—civil

  • Face—NIST-compliant mug shots

  • Iris—civil

  • Hand Geometry

  • Palm—NIST

  • Signature

  • Voice

  • 3D Face

Applications.

The IWS Biometric Engine is available as a fully functional Web-based enrollment and identification application or as an SDK that enables it to be integrated into a variety of applications including but not limited to:

  • Travel document (visa, passport)

  • Border control (air, land & sea)

  • Airport security (trusted traveler, employee access)

  • Driver license (fraud elimination)

  • Watch list

  • Voter registration

  • National identification

  • Time and attendance

  • Access control & facilities management

  • Background checks (civil & criminal)

Uses:

The New South Wales Police in Australia leverage IWS’booking, investigative and biometric solutions for law enforcement to create photo lineups and mug books, as well as conduct facial recognition searches on mug shots stored in their IWS digital booking system—all via a secure police WAN / Intranet.    

IWS enables the El Hongo prison in Baja California,Mexico to digitally capture, store and search inmate photos, criminal records and related information within a single, centralized database. El Hongo officials also leverage IWS’ biometric technology to search these images to identify a list of potential matches based upon distinct facial characteristics.

Sheriff's offices, correction facilities andpolice departments across the entire State of Arizona use IWS booking and biometric technologies to conduct facial recognition searches on mug shots and civil driver license images. IWS' data sharing capabilities also enable the State to share this data between agencies including the FBI, INS and U.S.Customs.

IWS has provided Carnival Cruise Lineswith a kiosk, powered by the IWS Biometric Engine, that enables cruisegoers to quickly find pictures taken of them by ship photographers. A guest simply steps up to the kiosk and has his photo captured. The IWS Biometric Engine will then search for and display all photos containing the guest's image, whether they are individual or group shots.

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