Imaging Gauge for Biometric Applications

ImagingGauge™ was designed to enable calibration of “face capture” imaging systems used for mugshots, licenses, photo IDs and passport photos. The 1 x 1 ft. target IMG-QA-90-5 was specifically designed for biometric applications that rely on facial recognition software or for mugshot image quality. Specifications for these systems have traditionally relied on subjective analysis of image quality. ImagingGauge™ enables objective quantification of image quality metrics and compliance with the latest NIST standards.

The latest revision of ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Update:2015 “Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information” has included many specifications that allow for objective metrics for image quality. Download our whitepaper for detailed information on the use of ImagingGauge to evaluate compliance with the standard.

Benefits of compliance with NIST:

Improve consistency of images uploaded to the federal image database
Reduce the number of unacceptable images (and retakes) uploaded to the federal databases
Provide clear image quality requirements to processing stations and system vendors
Enable a framework to improve image quality requirements as necessary
Improve the performance of facial recognition algorithms

Common image quality problems encountered with “face capture” images are shown below. ImagingGauge enables measurement and specification of these metrics to reduce subjectivity in image evaluations.

Quality Problem: Insufficient number of pixels to capture image detail

ImagingGauge Metric: Sensor Resolution