facefirst data sheet

7/28/2019 FaceFirst Data Sheet

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Airborne Biometrics Group, Inc. 1070 Flynn Road, Camarillo, CA 93012 tel: 805-482-8428 fax: 805-389-3708

FACEFIRST™ SUMMARY DATA SHEET

1. REQUIREMENTS AND SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

1.1 ImagesEnrollment supports color and grayscale images in the following formats:

BMP, ISO 19794-5, JPEG, JPEG2000, PGM, PNG, and TIFF.

Face recognition supports images with the following characteristics:

• +/- 15° yaw or pitch; +/- 20° roll deviation from frontal image

• Inter-pupil spacing larger than 32 pixels (at least 60 pixelsrecommended)

• At least 64 grayscales within the face region

1.2 CamerasGeneral guidelines for network cameras are:

• At least 1 megapixel resolution

• At least 10 images per second

• MJPEG, MPEG-4, or H.264 stream with HTTP or DirectShow interface

• Lens with minimum focal length of at least 10 mm and no sphericaldistortion

• Installation close to average face height

As a practical matter, Airborne Biometrics Group recommends ABG-

specification or joint approval of cameras and lenses for customer

installations.

The FaceFirst™ high-resolution biometric camera is designed for indoor surveillance in areas where people are moving without stopping to beidentified. All faces in the video scene are captured simultaneously withoutcooperation by the subjects passing by. This optimized camera is suitable for commercial surveillance, retail environments, sports event entrances, schools,

and government applications. The camera operates over standard IPnetworks and is powered over Ethernet (POE).

The specifications for the typical FaceFirst™ Biometric Camera are:

• 1280x1024 (1.3 Mpix) or 1600x1200 (2 Mpix ) CMOS-based imagesensor

• 100Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet Connector ( IEEE 802.af POE compliant )• Alternate power 12-24VDC or 23VAC• BNC video out for easy focusing using popular hand-held CCTV

monitors.• Captures clear 1.3 megapixel or 2 megapixel facial images at 15

images per second.




• Captures multiple faces in video scene simultaneously.• Selectable exposure window• Less than 2.5 watts of power • Digital PTZ with no moving parts.• Gamma correction

• Integrated support for IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, ARP, FTP, SMTP, DHCP,HTTP, RARP, BOOTP, SNMP, Telnet, and TFTP protocols.

The benefits of the FaceFirst™ cameras include:

• Easy integration into existing CCTV environments• Simultaneous transmission of images to facial recognition and CCTV

system supported• High Resolution facial images for accurate biometric performance and

identification• Conforms to industry standards, can be installed by any qualified

CCTV installer • Digital PTZ ensures easy installation and remote adjustment• Inconspicuous biometric face recognition of moving crowds

1.3 PlatformsThe primary system platform for FaceFirst™ software is Microsoft WindowsServer. Several services can alternatively run on Linux, with further compatibility for that platform emerging over time.

A typical FaceFirst™ installation includes:

• one Web/API Server

• one Database Server

• one Watchlist Server

• optional Processing Servers

• one Operator Station

• multiple Tracking Stations, each of which processes video from one or more cameras

For centralized services, ABG recommends:

• Server-class computers

• Four 64-bit CPU cores

• At least 4-8 GB DDR2 memory

For camera tracking stations and operator stations, ABG recommends:

• Desktop-class computers

• Four 64-bit CPU cores

• At least 2-4 GB DDR2 memory




2. STANDARDS/SAFETY CONFORMANCE AND

CERTIFICATIONS

2.1 ImagesNormalized images used for recognition and alerts adhere to standard

formats, with color JPEG as the norm.

2.2 Alerts Alert Server notification employs the following standards: MMS, SMS, SMTP,

and XMLRPC.

2.3 Application Programming InterfaceFaceFirst™ exposes an Application Programming Interface (API) via HTTP.

This API supports all major system features for Sessions, Accounts, Cases,Case Groups, Users, Alert Groups, Subscriptions, Tracking Stations, and

Logging.

3. PRICING

FaceFirst™ provides clients with a complete facial recognition system so our

pricing model depends upon the kind of capabilities that our clients require

and the scope and scale of the application. Our pricing model includes severalparameters:

• What are the data storage requirements?

• Does ABG or the client provide the data hosting?

• How many stationary cameras and how many mobile phones are to be

used?

• What kind of alerting is required?

Cell phones

PDAs Computers

• What kind of alerts are required: sms, mms, email, xml, etc.?

• Will ABG be required to provide back-office and management

functions?

Using those parameters, our pricing model has a fixed price component for

hardware, software, systems engineering and integration, and training. The

model also includes a monthly user fee that depends on the number of

transactions but also provides for 24/7 customer support, system updates and

software enhancements.




4. TESTS

4.1 Biometric Algorithms

The FaceFirst™ security platform leverages face detection and recognitionalgorithms licensed from Cognitec Systems GmbH (“Cognitec”). Cognitec’s

algorithms show excellent test results in National Institute of Standards and

Technology (NIST) evaluations, including the 2006 Face Recognition Vendor

Tests (FRVT).

4.2 FaceFirst™ Software

FaceFirst’s proprietary software includes a number of components, each of

which undergoes unit-tests with every release. System-wide tests for specific

customer configurations can be defined for performance evaluation within thetarget environment.

4.2 System Testing

FaceFirst™ is currently being tested by the United States Biometrics Task

Force (BTF). The Biometrics Task Force leads US Department of Defense

(DoD) activities to program, integrate, and synchronize biometric

technologies and capabilities and to operate and maintain DoD's authoritative

biometric database to support the National Security Strategy. The FaceFirst™

test will be completed in October 2009 when FaceFirst™ will become the onlycomplete, turnkey facial recognition system approved for deployment by the

US Department of Defense.

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