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VIRGINIA
PORT AUTHORITY
Problem
Foreign vessels arriving at Virginia ports often allow shore
leave to crew members while docked. The V.P.A. wanted to more
closely track these crew members while they were on US soil
and to ensure that all who left the ship returned to it. In
addition, there was the obvious terrorist and criminal threats
of unknown, untracked foreign nationals entering our country.
Solution
RILEEN developed a
portable multi-modal biometric system to positively identify
and monitor crew members aboard cargo ships docked at the
ports. The system captures both fingerprint and facial images
for all crew members and uses advanced fingerprint and facial
recognition technologies to verify their identities upon ship
debarking and embarking.
The system uses a portable wireless NIST compliant
multi-modal biometric device interfaced to RILEEN's DC
Track(TM) central database where crew lists and their
associated biometrics will be stored and managed. The system
verifies crewmember identities using a combination of
fingerprint and facial recognition technologies. The system
also notifies port personnel when crewmembers don't return to
their ship prior to the ship's departure from the port. The
system will also interface with the Joint Terrorism Task Force
Systems being deployed by the Department of Homeland Security.
General Counsel/Deputy Executive Director of the Virginia
Port Authority, Robert R. Merhige III commented, "We are
committed to deploying biometrics as a key aspect of security
within Virginia's ports. The ability to verify, identify and
monitor crew members on visiting vessels with RILEEN's latest
biometric solution will allow us to take advanced steps toward
implementing heightened security at our ports and contributing
to the safety of our homeland."
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