BiometricsFBI's Next Generation Identification launched
The FBI has launched its futuristic database — the Next Generation Identification (NGI) system); NGI will gradually replace the FBI’s Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS); this phase of the NGI project involves the core biometric processing and matching capability using ten fingerprints
NGI will add a web-based platform to wanted database // Source: bnet.com
MorphoTrak (Safran group) has joined the FBI and Lockheed Martin in announcing the successful launch of the Next Generation Identification (NGI) system. NGI incorporates the Morpho Biometric Search Services (MBSS) as the core processing and matching capability using ten fingerprints.
The company says the launch is the culmination of a competitive evaluation of system performance and long-term value. MorphoTrak’s technology fuses several algorithms in its solution, including one from BIO-key International, a key U.S. partner. “Our MBSS solution provides the accuracy, throughput and speed required for the world’s largest law enforcement identification system,” said Daniel Vassy, president and CEO of MorphoTrak. “The operational milestone was a banner day for MorphoTrak, the FBI and the more than 18,000 law enforcement agencies that rely on this system 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.”
MorphoTrak’s MBSS solution was incorporated into NGI through a subcontract agreement with Lockheed Martin, which is leading NGI development for the FBI.
NGI will gradually replace the FBI’s Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS). This phase of the NGI project involves the core biometric processing and matching capability using ten fingerprints — the basis for most law enforcement and other systems requiring the highest accuracy. Law enforcement agencies throughout the United States and civil agencies doing background checks will use the NGI system.
