News
Release nationally distributed at 11:43 a.m., Monday, June 20, 2005, PR
Newswire.
For Immediate Release For Information Contact:
Michelle Segal
(856) 988-1545
Dynamic
Imaging High Tech Cameras Capture Facial Images of
Los Angeles
County Suspects
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LA Sheriff's & Police Departments are
First in the Nation to Adopt Wireless and
Auto-Focus Imaging Technology
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MARLTON, NJ, May 00—The Los Angeles County
Regional Identification System (LACRIS), which includes the world's largest
Sheriff's Department and the nation's third largest police department, will
install new high technology cameras to capture and store arrest photographs in
the County's 168 police stations starting this summer.
The state-of-the-art wireless
cameras and the proprietary software, which enables the cameras to
automatically frame the subject to assure image quality and consistency, are
being provided by Dynamic Imaging Systems, Inc. as part of its business
partnership with Identix Incorporated (NASDAQ: IDNX), the world's leading
multi-biometrics technology company.
In April, Identix was awarded an $8 million
contract by LACRIS to completely replace the LACRIS comprehensive live scan identification
network with Identix’ Full Hand TouchPrint™ High Definition 3800 live
scan systems, which incorporate the latest
in live scan technological advances.
The systems Identix will be installing for LACRIS utilize Dynamic
Imaging's photo image capture technology and software to provide LA County with
the ability to capture a NIST (National Institute of Standards &
Technology) "Best Practices"
quality photo images of individuals being processed.
Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Marlton,
N.J., Dynamic Imaging concentrates exclusively on the needs of law enforcement
agencies and provides advanced imaging technology for
such critical functions as photo and document management, facial recognition,
and centralized county and statewide image repositories.
According to Jerry St. John, Dynamic
Imaging vice president, "The new system will assure photo quality and
consistency because the cameras automatically frame and adjust to capture the
best possible picture without the need for human intervention. He said, "Presently, photo quality
frequently varies from station to station. That problem will be eliminated with
the installation of this new system, which will give LA County fully integrated
criminal ID management."
Created with Identix FaceIt®
G5 facial recognition software development toolsDynamic Imaging's
solution provides a real time evaluation of the subject during the image
capture process. The auto-framing feature scans the face using advanced eye
finding algorithms of Identix FaceIt® G2 SDK to find the subject’s eye to
ensure consistency of the photographs.
LA Sheriff's Department Sgt. Thomas J.
Smith said that the
LACRIS request for proposal (RFP) was very exacting in terms of
the
need to capture a superior quality image of fingerprints and
booking
photographs. "The technology available from Identix and
Dynamic Imaging Systems is on the leading edge. Through the application of
these technologies, LA County will continue to offer the highest quality Live
Scan and photographic image capture capabilities available anywhere."
according to Sgt. Smith.
“We are pleased Identix can offer our customers
the ability to capture consistent, high quality photographs as a compliment to
our industry-leading live scan technology said Terry
LeDell, a product manager for Identix. LeDell, explained that Identix and Dynamic
Imaging formed their strategic partnership in May of 2004 and that the two
firms have worked together on a number of law enforcement projects since. ”We
look forward to continuing to work closely with Dynamic Imaging to meet all of
LA County’s objectives under this project, which we believe, will be one of the
most comprehensive integrated ID management system in the U.S.," he said.
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