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City cops to install facial recognition software
If everything goes well, Hyderabad police will soon have a facial recognition software that can identify antecedents of terror suspects, property offenders or other criminals at the click of a mouse once they are caught on CCTV camera. The software will help the police identify the accused and suspects instantly by matching them with a data bank of photographs of known offenders.
Hyderabad: If everything goes well, Hyderabad police will soon have a facial recognition software that can identify antecedents of terror suspects, property offenders or other criminals at the click of a mouse once they are caught on CCTV camera. The software will help the police identify the accused and suspects instantly by matching them with a data bank of photographs of known offenders.
“We are thinking of procuring the facial recognition software. It is at the proposal stage right now. Suppose we have a data of photographs of criminals and if some image is captured on a CCTV camera, then we can compare the facial features of the image with the data bank. It (software) can identify and tell us who that person is,” Additional Commissioner of Police (Crimes and SIT) Swathi Lakra said.
“Right now, we have CCTV cameras across the city. Even if the image of a person is taken at any place or while committing any crime is captured, we are unable to know who that person is. However, once this software is installed, if we get the image of a person, basically the face, involved in some offence through the CCTV camera located in a shop or any other place, we can compare it with the data bank. Thus, it can help us detect cases easily,” she explained.
“It is almost like fingerprints. When we scan fingerprints and compare with data bank of fingerprints, we get the name of the suspect,” she said adding the software could also help in identifying any person whose photos were taken around 50-years ago. Some vendors have come forward and showcased the facial recognition software. “Shortly, they will be taking up the pilot project for a month. We will see how it works and how to improve upon,” the senior police officer said.
