Fingerprint Technology: Cutting Edge Research

NIJ’s Sensor, Surveillance, and Biometric Technologies (SSBT) Center of Excellence (CoE) has undertaken an evaluation of fingerprint data gathered from traditional two dimensional (2D) contact-based fingerprint devices and techniques versus fingerprint data generated by next-generation three dimensional (3D) contactless fingerprint scanners. The following grant reports provide details on this project:

• Contactless Fingerprint Technologies Assessment (Version 2) (pdf, 56 pages)

• Evaluation of Contact versus Contactless Fingerprint Data (Final Report v2) (pdf 116 pages)

• University of Massachusetts Lowell 3D Contactless Fingerprint Scanner: Technology Evaluation (Version 2) (pdf, 28 pages)

Additionally, NIJ has also released the following final technical report on fingerprint capture technology:

Mobile Fingerprint Capture (pdf, 43 pages)