What you need to know about mobile biometric devices.

Across the globe, security officials have recognized multimodal biometrics as the way forward for positive identification of individuals. Currently, multimodal solutions — a combination of facial, fingerprint, iris, palm or voice recognition — show the greatest potential in military, law enforcement, Homeland Security and commercial physical access applications.

Multimodal systems such as the DSVII product line, which combines facial and fingerprint identification, help agencies overcome the limitations of using just one biometric as their ID verification tool. For example, integrating two or more types of biometric recognition and verification systems allows facilities to comply with stringent programs such as the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and the Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201).

Agencies have more opportunities to verify IDs and secure their facilities when multimodal systems are integrated with mobile devices. When housed in rugged hardware, handheld biometric terminals can go virtually anywhere to provide instant, on-the-spot ID verification.

To read more about how handheld biometric terminals are applied in the field, click here.

To see mobile multimodal biometrics in action, click here.