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The Florida firm, for example, is now developing 3-D technology to read gene types to infer physical traits such as hair texture, skull shapes or the distance between the eyes. Dr. Frudakis predicted that such technology might allow them within the decade to generate a crude sketch of a suspect from a DNA sample.
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We are working currently with a base group of 2500 "fuzzies", the photos for our current forensic customers.
We buy a 3D technology that can accurately map bioinformic data utilizing a special camera system.
The resultant 3d data has been integrated into DNAP's needs at an impressive rate.
Every felon in police custody requires fingerprinting and a mug shot at the time of incarceration. (Certain biometric information is also gathered, like height weight and eye color).
Efforts have been and continue to be underway to utilize computer software to analyze bioinformic information from video tapes. eg. Cognitec (spell).
Red light and speeding tickets are being issued to registered vehicle owners when those vehicles are "photoed" breaking pertaining codes. Identity is from vehicle registration data. "plates". The speeding violation carries "no points" to the vehicle owners "drivers license" because the driver is not identified in the photos.
Companies are marketing and selling polarizing filters and spray on materials to obscure the "plate" identities to electronic devices.
The George Washington Bridge between New York and New Jersey utilizes "EZ-Pass" (a toll paying by vehicle transponder) info to assist in traffic control. Speed of vehicles across bridge. When trip times lenghten, alpha numeric display traffic signs inform motorists of the delays. The "Port Authority" is involved in the operation of all major Bridges Tunnels and Airports in the New York City Metro area.
The FBI keeps a DNA registry of known and unknown offenders by DNA.
SO WHAT IF:
DNAP and 3D are going to be the system of choice for the FBI to do the "mug shot" for the CODIS update? This would certainly expand the 2500 original photobase by quite a few wouldn't it now? And since you have all those new secure ID cards being issued, a standard has to be set to keep the photos acquires made to an approved standard to be easily interoperable. So everybody might just settle on one camera system to gather the data. Can anyone say National ID card? Can anyone say VISA? Can anyone say Bank Card. International Drivers Cards?
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-- Imagine all your pictures with a little electronic fleck in one corner. The fleck would contain a "color bar chart, lighting chart and other data" to allow consistent display of the image on different monitors or different printers. (different inks and paper). This Fleck info would allow very consistent images as to brightness and color to be displayed from any monitoring or printing device. Of course for detailed or evidentiary pictures, a little "test card" would be placed in the field of view of the acquiring device to insure that variations in devices, lighting sources, and natural light intrusion could be eliminated as varying factors. Just would have to be a little portion of a measuring stick used in the photo, etc. Some outfits send them out to law enforcement as promotional items.
