Facial recognition biometrics meets gunshot detection
US-based companies Safety Dynamics and FaceFirst are working to integrate their two leading technologies, combining Safety Dynamics gunshot detection technology with FaceFirsts facial recognition processor to identify a gunmans identity in real-time.
US-based companies Safety Dynamics and FaceFirst are working to integrate their two leading technologies, combining Safety Dynamics gunshot detection technology with FaceFirsts facial recognition processor to identify a gunmans identity in real-time.
Gun-shot detection is performed from ballistic signal sensors positioned within a fixed or mobile protected area. Under the combined system, when a gunshot is detected, Safety Dynamics ballistic acoustic sensors can immediately pinpoint the source of the shot and direct a high-resolution camera to zoom in on the exact location. The gunmans face will be captured and FaceFirsts biometrics processor will then compare the face against existing databases to determine identity or, if they are unknown, create a new facial record.
Also in the US, an increasing number of forces are planning to roll out MORIS (Mobile Offender Recognition and Identification System) smartphone scanners.
The portable biometric scanning device, developed by US-based BI2 Technologies, attaches to a smartphone. It is equipped with iris, fingerprint and face recognition technology and lets police officers take a snapshot of a suspect and upload it to a secure network to be analysed. If a biometric match is found, the identity, photo and background details of any suspect is transmitted back to the officers phone.