Barajas Airport will have a 3D facial recognition system

The Rey Juan Carlos University is going to carry out a facial biometrics project using 3D imaging cameras to detect suspects among users of the Madrid-Barajas airport.

The Facial Recognition Group & Machine Vision (FRAV) of the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) has announced the installation of a facial recognition test system using cameras that collect multiple 3D facial images of passers-by at Barajas airport. This advanced system, that the FRAV is testing in collaboration with law enforcement agencies, it allows not only the location of a specific face by cross-referencing data from police files, For example, but also allows movement tracking in airport spaces with cameras.

The project, directed by Professor Enrique Cabello, is a prototype model of computer-aided surveillance system. The software receives a video, analyzes it and gives real-time visual results to the security employee who uses it, as well as a report of any suspicious behavior that it detects. The employee must verify the veracity of this fact in order to proceed to apply the appropriate security protocol.

The technology used takes 3D facial patterns as a reference that are then compared with archival images of personal identification documents. This technology will allow, in the near future, detect suspicious subjects without them being aware that they are being located.

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