Ex-Sight develops camera-glasses with biometric identification to detect criminals

Ex-Sight, software company specializing in precision facial recognition systems, has supplied the Brazilian Military Police with glasses with a digital camera associated with a facial recognition system capable of analyzing up to 46.000 biometric points and 400 faces per second, which are then compared with a database of up to 13 millions of people.

The company Ex-Sight Spain has developed a facial recognition system that identifies possible criminals or evildoers, allowing law enforcement to react more quickly, so that they can take appropriate measures. This technology will be used for the first time and on a massive scale in the World Cup in Brazil. 2014, after the agreement signed by this company with the Brazilian Football Federation.

A small micro-camera installed on the frame of glasses allows capturing the most notable points of each face (the nose, the eyes, the cheekbones, the chin, the forehead, etcetera) up to a total of 46.000 information nodes. But the most interesting thing is not that it manages to capture them, but also, that it can match them with a database such as the Brazilian one, with more than 13 millions of criminals wanted by the authorities. The innovative device is especially useful in environments with a large number of people since the installed software allows capturing up to 400 faces per second.

When a police officer looks in a specific direction, el sistema analiza a las personas ycompara cada cara con las 700.000 fotografías de la base de datos de la Policía Militar brasileña, avisando en caso de encontrar coincidencias, mostrando directamente la ficha del sospechoso. The information is transmitted via Bluetooth to an external hard drive that the police officer carries in his pocket.. Communication between components takes three seconds and can also occur over wireless Internet or 3G networks.

With the standard system, military police verify information about suspects by radio with dispatch center. New information is added to the database only when police officers submit incident reports.. Using the glasses and quickly consulting the PM database allows the police officer to decide if they need to call for backup before approaching the suspect..

Long distance security

The Ex-Sight company began operations in Brazil last year. Equipped with biometric readers, The special glasses that are being tested by the Military Police of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro allow police officers to decide whether to act or request reinforcements, without having to approach suspects. They have a field of vision between 50 metros y 20 kilometers.

Arnaldo Maciel, director of Ex-Sight in Latin America, has commented: "Nowadays, a Brazilian police officer sees a suspect on the street and tomorrow he goes on vacation or retires and that information is lost. With the use of biometrics, that suspect is registered in the system. Software improves what already exists, What is information?.

The technology developed by Ex-Sight, that will be used in 26 soccer stadiums during the World Cup 2014, puede usarse como sistema de seguridad en cámaras fijas que pueden instalarse en estadios de futbol, edificios de organismos gubernamentales, etc.; cámaras móviles que pueden usarse en coches, furgonetas u otros vehículos; sobre unas gafas, que llevarían las fuerzas del orden, integradas con un miniordenador; y coches, permitiendo arrancar el mismo sólo cuando el sistema reconozca la cara del conductor apropiado.

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