ABC System is updated to speed up citizens to cross borders at airports

The Automatic Border Control System -ABC System-, implemented at Madrid and Barcelona airports by the Ministry of the Interior and developed by Indra, that identifies the passenger by means of a double biometric check, of facial and fingerprint image, has been updated to allow for greater speed and accuracy, Reduce the false rejection rate and avoid inconvenience to citizens.

The ABC System for crossing borders at airports has been updated to further streamline the process for citizens. More than 450.000 People have used since 2010 the Automatic Border Control System, in operation at Barcelona's Barajas and Barcelona's El Prat airports. The technological solution, implemented by the Ministry of the Interior and developed by the technological multinational Indra, Identifies the passenger through a double biometric check, of facial and fingerprint image. The new version of the system allows greater speed and accuracy, Reduces the rate of false rejection and avoids inconvenience to citizens. Automated control means greater agility, Security, comfort, rationality and modernity for travelers and a reduction in costs for the State. Citizens of Schengen countries who enter Spain from outside this area can thus overcome police control comfortably and without the intervention of agents.

Average passage time of 20 Seconds

In this update -the second version of the system- New technological features have been added while maintaining the simplicity of the procedure for the passenger. The biometric verification process has also been simplified with the addition of several areas of certainty and uncertainty. In this way, the system performs the facial check and, depending on the result, Decide if biometric fingerprint verification is necessary. The average passage time is maintained at the 20 seconds with improved biometric recognition accuracy.

The new version also adds a multimodal biometrics process. The results of individual biometric checks along with additional features, such as quality and reliability, merge to deliver a single result. This reduces the rate of false rejection and prevents inconvenience to the passenger..

Cost reduction

Spain was in 2010 One of the first countries to implement automatic border control systems. Since then the ABC System is used in terminals T1 and T4 of Madrid-Barajas and in T1 and T2 of El Prat-Barcelona. This type of technology allows you to get the most out of new identity cards and electronic passports, that incorporate cryptological systems. This improves safety and accuracy in passenger identification and achieves, at the same time, Save costs. Being an unattended service, frees up human resources for other functions or where greater vigilance is required.

To carry out the verification and identification of the traveler, the ABC system is connected to four large databases: the Passport Inspection System, the Authentication System of the DNI-e, the Police Persons and Documents Databases and the Border Crossing Register. Travelers must meet a series of requirements to use this agile and modern system: be an EU citizen, from Iceland, Norway or Switzerland, greater than 18 years and have an electronic passport or DNI-e.

Elements of the Automatic Border System

1. Identification Modules: equipped with documentary verifiers, readers of DNI-e, fingerprint readers and cameras.

The traveler performs the entire identification and verification process with the informative support of a touch screen.

2. Access modules: constituted by the gates that represent the physical barrier that determines the effective crossing of the border, Once the identification and verification process has been validated.

3. Assisted checkpoint: Operated by police, Allows permanent monitoring of previous processes and reacts to possible alerts. Ensures personal attention to travelers who have had problems in these processes and monitors the operation of the system.

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