Automated Fingerprint Identification System

Fingerprinting, as a form of personal identification, is a refined methodology that is proven in practice and accepted in courts of law. AFIS itself has been around for more than 25 years. Recently, a more advanced form of AFIS uses a process called plain-impression live scanning. Several vendors offer AFIS equipment and programs.

Read more about Automated Fingerprint Identification System: - The FBI has a program called the Integrated AFIS (IAFIS). - The Connecticut Department of Social Services Biometric ID Project defines standards for AFIS. - NEC Technologies offers AFIS solutions for a number of applications.

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