Keeping our eyes on identification
31.07.2014 17:29:00
By Dmitry Pimenov
For this reason, such identifiers are being used abroad, firstly on military-industrial objects as these enterprises deal with the storage of especially dangerous or valuable materials and in governmental and financial institutions. Airports in the USA, Western Europe and Arabian countries are also equipped with iris identification systems.
But why they are not present in our country? Experts explain that these systems are very expensive because of the use of complex optoelectronic equipment and powerful software. But the matter is not only this. The relevant software allows external access to the received information. That is why many developed countries, including Belarus, are looking to create their own iris identification systems. The Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences have initiated this development, while the enterprise-developer and manufacturer — KBTEM-OMO JSC look to create it. The hardware/software aspect, created by the scientists and engineers, is already patented and surpasses the quality of foreign alternatives. This year they plan to produce four samples which will be available for export.