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Captiva Inc.
Captiva is a USA-based HUBZone small business offering biometric solution development for civil and defense agencies. Our experience includes development of architectures for very large biometric systems.
Explaining Biometrics
Explainer: Gait Recognition
Gait recognition is a behavioral biometric modality that identifies people based on their unique walking pattern. In comparison with other…
Explainer: Facial Thermography
In the mid-1990s, it was demonstrated by scientist Francine J. Prokoski that facial thermograms are unique to individuals, and that…
Explainer: Face Recognition
Humans often use faces to recognize individuals and advancements in computing capability over the past few decades now enable similar…
Explainer: DNA and DNA Profiling
Among various possible biometric modalities, DNA provides the most reliable personal identification. It is intrinsically digital, and does not change…
Explainer: Signature Recognition
Biometrics Research Group, Inc. defines signature recognition as a behavioural biometric that identifies an individual on the basis of their…
What are biometrics?
Biometrics Research Group, Inc. defines biometrics as measurable physical and behavioral characteristics that enable the establishment and verification of an…
