Colorado Cops Get First ID Eye-Scanners
Arapahoe wins federal grant for biometric ID system
Arapahoe County will become the first law enforcement agency in Colorado to begin identifying criminals, missing children and seniors using biometric analysis of the human iris.
A technician from the software and hardware developer demonstrated how their device analyzes the iris, which has 235 identifying points of reference, versus a fingerprint's 65.
"Fingerprints change but irises stay stable throughout your life," said Patricia Lawton of Biometric Intelligence and Identifying Technologies, "Which is why it's a great biometric to identify somebody with."
Lawton helped develop this new technology application.
She said the iris is 12 times more reliable for identification than a fingerprint...