Thursday, Cogent Systems Inc. (COGT) announced that it is the first biometrics vendor to have its handheld mobile identification devices certified as compliant with the FBI's Next Generation Identification or NGI Initiatives and Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System or IAFIS Image Quality Specifications or IQS.
The certification encompasses Cogent's Fusion, Mobile Ident II, and the recently released Mobile Ident III. Testing for compliance with the FBI's biometric specifications was conducted by the Technology Evaluation Standards Test Unit, part of the Biometric Center of Excellence, Criminal Justice Information Services Division.
Mobile Ident III has a built-in 500 ppi forensic quality fingerprint scanner, digital camera, barcode scanner digital, GPS, and wireless communication module. Using flexible modular attachments, it can support multiple forms of card interfaces and can be equipped with a USB barcode scanner and a 3 inch thermal printer module.
Mobile Ident III can store up to 300,000 biometric records and has an on-device fingerprint and facial matching capability. The device provides users with tools for viewing, identifying, and saving records and performing one-to-one comparisons of existing biometric records to verify identity.
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