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MorphoTrak Deploys
Mobile Devices to
National Capital Region Police
for On-the-Spot Assessments
When making roadside traffic stops,
patrol officers in the National Capital
Region are now able to quickly determine
if the individuals they face pose a
potential threat because of their criminal
past or can be safely and confidently
cited and released. The latest tool in their
identification arsenal is MorphoIDent, a
mobile terminal that fits in a shirt pocket
and can capture unique fingerprint
images in the field. MorphoIDent
provides an intuitive user interface and
a large color screen that is clearly visible
outdoors.
Agencies in Fairfax, Prince William
and other Virginia counties have ordered
220 of the new MorphoIDent mobile
identification terminals by MorphoTrak.
These mobile devices are assisting
law enforcement in many situations,
including:
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Clearing someone with the same name as another person
Eliciting a suspect to be truthful when a “HIT” is returned
Confirming identification of incapacitated individuals
Using an optical sensor certified by the
FBI for image quality, the MorphoIDent
captures two fingerprint images per
subject and sends it to the police
agency’s fingerprint database for search.
The search response returns in less than
a minute and the MorphoIDent vibrates
to indicate to the officer that results are
available The knowledge gained if there
is a fingerprint match allows the officer to
deal more appropriately with the subject.
If there is no match, the print is discarded
and the officer sends the individual on his
way.
Because of its many uses and
ability to provide on-the-spot results,
mobile identification in the field is
quickly becoming “mission critical”: an
indispensable tool for patrol officers.
The International Association for Identification
is a professional membership organization
comprised of individuals worldwide who work
in the field of forensic identification.
With over 6,700 members from 70 countries,
the IAI remains the oldest and largest forensic
science/identification association in the world.
www.theiai.org
Glen Calhoun
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ID News Supplement is an official publication of the International
Association for Identification and will provide the IAI Membership with
up-to-date information on products, tools & services that might assist
them in their day-to-day work efforts. This is a companion publication
to the Identification News.
Copyright © 2012 by the International Association for
Identification. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise stated,
noncommercial photocopying of editorial material is permitted
provided proper citation of the source is noted. Reproduction for any
other use is prohibited without prior written permission. The IAI does
not endorse any product or service of any advertiser included in this
publication.
ID News Supplement is published bimonthly and is an
official publication of the International Association for Identification,
with offices at 2131 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 403, Hollywood, FL
33020. Annual subscription, which includes the Journal of Forensic
Identification: U.S. member, $70; non-U.S. member, $60; U.S. student
member, $35; non-U.S. student member, $30. Profile Profile Profile
3M Cogent, a fully owned subsidiary of
3M Company, has delivered the fastest,
most accurate, and most sophisticated
yet reliable biometric identification
solutions in the world. As a world
leader, 3M Cogent provides first class
Automated Biometric Identification
Systems, identity management solutions,
and biometric access control products to
governments, law enforcement agencies,
and commercial customers worldwide.
3M Cogent is committed to aligning
biometric technology and services to
solve our customers’ business challenges.
Our products can be found at
the heart of the largest and fastest
automated identification systems in the
world. With our extensive knowledge of
automated identification in the field of
law enforcement, we strive to develop
comparison and searching algorithms
that are optimized to deliver high
performance and robust biometric
identification solutions. Employing
technology based on over 20 years of
advanced research and development, 3M
Cogent achieves industry-leading fieldproven accuracy rates while maintaining
rapid response times when searching
large biometric databases.
3M Cogent has established a
reputation for successful deployment
of identification systems and identity
management solutions that allow for
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real-time identification of individuals in
a wide variety of applications, including:
voting, asylum seekers, citizen benefits,
identity credentialing, driver licenses, law
enforcement, criminal investigations,
border security, and others. Mobility
has recently become a major business
challenge and 3M Cogent is bringing
mobility to the biometric identification
process. 3M Cogent’s mobile products
provide for real-time identification
results in the field. Our mobile solution,
combined with our high-speed biometric
matching solution, enhances public
safety and increases officer productivity.
Throughout our solid history of
exclusive business focus on biometrics,
we have achieved numerous industry
firsts and continuously strive to remain at
the forefront of technological innovation.
3M Cogent is an active supporter of
the IAI and is an IAI Centennial Gold
Sponsor. 3M Cogent proudly supports
forensic research and forensic education
programs across the country, including
West Virginia University and University of
Southern California.
3M Cogent Firsts
1993 PC-based AFIS with 100% database penetration for fingerprint searches
1994 Selected as the technology supplier for the first nationwide Fast-ID system
1996 Integrated Palm & Finger AFIS
1999 First AFIS vendor to demonstrate interoperability with all other AFIS
vendors’ systems
2000 WebCheck - First Web Based Fingerprint Identification Solution
2003 Delivered first AFIS designed to store/use 1,000 ppi images and multiple records
per subject
2004 Delivered world’s fastest real-time
ID system
2004 First biometric access control device with Power-Over-Ethernet capability
2006 First template generation and matching algorithm to receive GSA Certification
for FIPS 201
2006 Industry first Bluetooth-enabled portable fingerprinting scanner
2007 First AFIS to support the largest mobile identification network of 500+ mobile units
2008 First multi-modal portable field device certified by Department of Defense
2009 First mobile handheld device to capture latent prints at 1,000 ppi
2011 First outdoor biometric access control reader with built-in TSL encrypted
Ethernet support
IAI Seminars Training Program
Provided by
Ron Smith & Associates, Inc. – Official Training Partner of the IAI
SEMINARS
DATES
IAI Latent Print Certification Test Preparation Class
July 9-13, 2012 - Lakewood, CO
Complex Latent Print Examination
August 6-10, 2012 - West Palm Beach, FL
Introduction to the Science of Friction Ridge Examination August 13-17, 2012 - San Luis Obispo, CA
Advanced Palm Print Comparison Techniques
August 14-16, 2012 - Indianapolis, IN
Essential Ridgeology Concepts
August 20-24, 2012 - Kansas, City, MO
Advanced Palm Print Comparison Techniques
August 27-29, 2012 - Anchorage, AK
Friction Ridge Expert Witness Testimony Techniques
August 30-31, 2012 - Anchorage, AK
Advanced Palm Print Comparison Techniques
October 15-17, 2012 - Sandy, UT
Essential Ridgeology Concepts
November 5-9, 2012 - Jamestown, NC
Advanced ACE-V Applications for Fingerprint Examiners
December 3-7, 2012 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
IAI Latent Print Certification Test Preparation
January 21-25, 2013 - Sandy, UT
For more information on any of these classes please see:
www.RonSmithAndAssociates.com/forensic-training-class-schedule.php
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IAI DIVISION CONFERENCES & MEETINGS
DATES - LOCATION - INFORMATION
July 22 - 28, 2012
October 11 – 12, 2012
IAI International Educational Conference
to be held in Phoenix, AZ.
The Minnesota Division of the IAI will host their
Annual Educational Conference and General
Membership Meeting at the Inn on Lake in
Duluth, MN.
Details to be found in the digital brochure on the
IAI’s website www.theiai.org
Details and registration are available on the MN
Division’s website at www.mniai.org
September 11 – 12, 2012
October 21 – 25, 2012
The Ohio Identification Officers 2012
Annual Educational Conference
is being held in Cincinnati, OH.
The Florida Division of the IAI will host their
53rd Annual Educational Training Conference
at the St. Petersburg Bayfront Hilton, St. Petersburg, Fl.
Visit the OIO website at www.oioa.org or contact
the conference committee chair, Raymond Jorz
440 - 350 - 5922 for additional information.
For information contact the Conference Planner
Jim Kammerer at 954-540-8890 or visit the
website www.fdiai.org
SEPTEMBER 17 - 19, 2012
October 22 – 24, 2012
The Indiana Division IAI will host their
19th Annual Educational Conference
Hilton Indianapolis North Hotel
The Tennessee Division IAI will host their
Annual Educational Training Conference.
Details and registration are available on the IN
Division’s website at www.iniai.org
Details will be available at www.tniai.org
November 5 – 9, 2012
The 7th Annual Tri-Division Educational
Conference will be held at the Aliante Station
Casino & Hotel in North Las Vegas, NV.
For information visit website www.nsdiai.net
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tremendous legacy that our Association has built over
the past 100 years.
The IAI Centennial Tree will travel with us over
the next four years and will be on display at each
Conference. Following the Centennial Celebration in
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September 17-19, 2012
Conference starts at 9am
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PrintQuest® is proving the worth of a
“Local” AFIS/APIS system.
PrintQuest® is rapidly becoming one
of the most powerful tools for solving
crimes that an agency can possess. A
proven low cost AFIS-APIS solution,
PrintQuest® is capable of importing
and processing fingerprint and palmprint
images from live scan devices, digital
cameras, and scanners along with remote
networked workstations. PrintQuest® is
offered as a complete system allowing
an agency to construct and manage
a local database of known fingerprints
and palm prints and use this database
for automated searching of latent
fingerprints and latent palm prints.
During a search, PrintQuest®
compares prints using 3 parameters; The
minutiae points themselves, whether
the point in question is a bifurcation
or an end point; The relationship of
each individual point to its neighbors in
space (both direction and distance); And
most importantly, the skeleton or ridge
flow of the print. This is what provides
exceptional results. While most systems
only search and compare the minutiae
points of prints; PrintQuest® includes
the skeleton in the actual search process.
PrintQuest® features High Accuracy
Auto-Extraction of centers, deltas,
patterns, as well as minutiae points
for unsurpassed user time savings on
entry of prints. In PrintQuest®, it is not
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“The winner of the 2011 “Worst Latent Hit” in PrintQuest Contest.”
necessary to place minutiae points on
any ten print image. Auto-extraction
allows PrintQuest® to be useful by both
the novice and expert alike.
PrintQuest® can work with palms just
as easily as it does with fingers. Indeed, of
the published statistics a large portion of
the identifications are of palms. Working
with palms in PrintQuest® is easy, fast,
effective and highly accurate. The entire
palm is searched every time, quickly and
efficiently. PrintQuest® requires LESS
work for the user, and saves time.
PrintQuest® AFIS is an expandable
AFIS solution. The system is modular;
as an agency grows; the system grows
with it, keeping up with the needs of the
agency. PrintQuest® can be configured
on a single Personal Computer with a
database as small as 3,000 Ten Print
Cards and be configured on a dedicated,
rack mounted server with a database that
numbers in the Millions of Ten Print and
Palm Cards.
All PrintQuest® systems arrive as
a complete package including Dell
computer hardware, a flat bed scanner
for 500/1000 DPI, laser printer,
CDRW/DVD combo drives, APC-UPS,
LCD monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
Installation and training is included. Preloading of existing paper cards is also
available.
SPEX Forensics began manufacturing
and selling Forensic Light Sources in 1992.
In the subsequent years, SPEX Forensics
expanded their product line to include:
Reflective Ultra Violet Imaging systems
(RUVIS SceneScope®), Fingerprint
Image Enhancement Systems, and the
“State of the Art” in Desktop Automated
Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFISAPIS), PrintQuest®.
The World Leader in Forensic Light
Sources, SPEX Forensics is the
manufacturer of the “Ultimate Forensic
Light Source,” the CrimeScope® Series.
SPEX Forensics has 4 sales offices on 3
continents with Headquarters located in
Edison, New Jersey, USA.