United Arab EmiratesPublic sector2024 – ongoingMinistry of Interior
Mobile facial and iris recognition for identifying wanted persons
UAE Interior Ministry said mobile biometric checks identified people in seconds instead of hours
Problem
Officers previously used fixed identification equipment or took people to police stations to establish their identity and check records.
Approach
The ministry introduced a portable device that combined facial and iris recognition. An officer said it was operating at all national entry points by GITEX Global 2024. Officers could match biometric records and retrieve personal information during field checks.
Results
No published figures
Takeaway
Portable identification brought record checks into field operations, reducing the need to transport people to a police station.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Public sector
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Computer vision
- Adoption
- Built in-house
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Al Bayan reported the ministry's demonstration of portable facial and iris recognition equipment. A ministry officer said identification took seconds rather than hours and that the devices were already used at national entry points.
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