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Volume 30 The solution allows officers to capture fingerprint data 2018 on CHAMPIONS using Android devices while patrol and at Edition border entry points. The officers’ devices only need a standard 5-megapix- el rear-facing camera and they are able to capture 4 fingers at once, but with the optional functionality of scanning less. Veridium • • • • Gold ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner Veridium 4 Fingers Export Best Crime Prevention Program for Federal/State/ Local Veridium’s 4 Fingers Export SDK provides law enforcement with unparalleled identification meth- ods when officers are out in the field, us- ing a software-based touchless solution for identification. The fingerprint images are converted to grayscale, encrypted and exported in the data format used in the Norwegian Government Biometric database, and quality assured by NFIQ, NIST, and other standards. Fingerprint Recognition with 4 Fingers Touchless ID How it Works Currently, most police and border control of- Using biometric identity verification enables better ficials rely on costly hardware solutions for user experience for both officers and citizens and dra- matically reduces the cost of deploying a hardware identifying citizens. solution while keeping officers on the street doing However, with Veridium’s 4 Fingers Export, police can their job. identify suspects using an unmodified smartphone with Veridium’s SDK integrated with- in their app. This solution is being deployed across Europe and Latin Ameri- ca, and for example, the Norwe- gian Police Force has partnered with Veridium to implement 4 Fingers Export in order to verify the identity of Norwegian citi- (See how biometrics adds an additional layer of security to n legacy systems.) zens in the field. 197