Image Recognition
The expansion is part of a trend towards the use of face biometrics instead of manual facial comparisons by government authorities, in a boon for vendors like Dignari and Idemia. There is no saved image.”Previously, however, some passengers’ face biometrics were sent in encrypted form to DHS researchers to help evaluate the effectiveness of the algorithms. The trend is hardly confined to the U.S., however, and Idemia also won a contract with Indian airport operator GMR Group to implement face biometrics under the Digi Yatra program. Digi Yatra is an airport boarding system which uses face biometrics for passenger verification. With files from Ayang MacdonaldArticle Topicsairports | biometrics | Digi Yatra | Dignari | face biometrics | IDEMIA | identity verification | passenger processing | trusted traveller | TSA