Automating forensic examinations
Finger and palm print identification
LATOP Mobile Kit for In-the-field Identification of Latent Prints
In-the-field identification of latent impressions of fingers and palms found at crime scenes by matching them against AFIS databases in real time
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
OPTIMAL APPLICATION
- Crime scene investigation
- Automation of crime scene technician’s work
HOW IT WORKS:
- Taking photos of latent impressions with the use of the FOSKO kit or smartphone camera
- Generating a search request: typing some necessary text data associated with the case, cropping and setting a scaling bar on the latent print image
- Transmitting the information to PAPILLON AFIS where the image is automatically processed and searches are conducted
- Candidate lists are verified by the AFIS operator and results are returned to the requestor
- Receiving and viewing search results on the smartphone screen
Functional capabilities:
- transmitting latent print images to PAPILLON AFIS for matching
- receiving the results of searches from PAPILLON AFIS:
- brief demographic data (name, date of birth, gender)
- mugshots (if available in the matching tenprint)
PRODUCT INTERACTION
LATOP supports input of latent prints and associated text data in PAPILLON AFIS for matching against database records. The use of FOSKO in conjunction with LATOP enablrd capture of high-quality images of latents.
MODELS AND CHARACTERISTICS
Composition of the kit:
- Smartphone with preinstalled LATOP software
- WiFi SD card (optional for use with FOSKO)
Data exchange:
- Connection to AFIS: WiFi or GSM
- Receiving images from the camera: WiFi
COMPARISON OF VERSIONS
KEY BENEFITS
- Ability to create search inquiries to AFIS based on images from the smartphone gallery and directly from the smartphone camera
- Automatic encoding of latent finger and palm print images in AFIS
- Prompt feedback from PAPILLON AFIS on search inquiries
