The automated finger mark identification system (AFIS) is a kriminaltechnischer procedure, which makes it possible to store and compare finger marks digitally more effectively.

The AFIS was taken 1993 in enterprise and could led to it that the time takes for seizing singular characteristics of the finger marks only three minutes (before 90), incomplete castings be used and be found frequent agreements.

Beginning of 2004 are approximately 3.000.000 finger marks stored are, whereby each day about 1,400 comes in addition.

Around the they will digitize with a video camera taken up and then from special programs processed. A police coworker must indicate only the basic form and if necessary correct the characteristics determined by the program.

On 15 January 2003, a European-wide finger mark identification system which is based on AFIS, EURODAC (Europeen Dactyloskopie) was introduced. Thereby among other things asylum-seekers and illegal immigrants are seized, if these 14. Lebensjahr exceeded.

Sources

• http://www.dergrossebruder.org/miniwahr/20040117000000.html - in the first section "right"
• http://www.ewetel.net/~heinz-gerd.freese/dakty.htm

Related links

• Information to a test from regional used AFIS, in this case Bremerhaven

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