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PrintQuest®
PrintQuest® Systems include both the Automated Fingerprint Identification System and Automated Palmprint Identification System. Police agencies, which have neither AFIS or APIS in-house capabilities will find in PrintQuest® the complete solution with a fully integrated database of tenprints, palm cards and latents, with optional mugshot accessories. For large Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems, using only the AFIS Fingerprint capability and adding a separate small to mid size APIS systems, costs less money than upgrading the AFIS with palm capability, because of the expensive hardware associated with large palm databases. While our APIS Palm software capability is at no extra software charge, the extra hardware, matchers (pairs of processors), Larger Servers, more WS, more Hard Disk storage drive APIS prices higher. Consider setting-up a 50K-100K-250K PrintQuest Palm APIS dedicated system at a reasonable cost, very quickly instead of waiting a long time for funds to get a large scale APIS upgrade. Keep in mind that Latent Palm collection at crime scenes and searching an accurate APIS database can solve 25-35% MORE of your cases. A Police force, which already owns an Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems or has access to the AFIS of a State or National agency, would prefer a System with Palmprint capability only. In such a case the PC or Server-WS will be configured to match the requirements of the palmprint database to be built. Due to the large amount of data Palm searches are slower than fingerprint searches, therefore APIS systems are usually configured with more and faster processors Hard-disk space also has to be optimized for the large palmprint images. However creating an APIS database of Palmprints takes LESS time than an AFIS database of ten-prints because the PrintQuest Palm Card entry is fully automated i.e., it does not require manual checking. Creating the Palm database takes even less time when your police agency already has all the card text detailed information in an AFIS (Suspect’s name, address, case history…). So text entry into APIS may be limited to card number and name only. Creating INDEPENDENT AFIS and APIS databases is not a problem for most agencies, and avoids pricy upgrades to APIS of an old AFIS, in which, accuracy does not often come along with the expensive upgrade. What if you already have AFIS access? MANY Police Dept’s find it more efficient to get their own Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems database, even when they have access to a State AFIS. Usually slow and inaccurate, State AFIS databases suffer from large size or LONG candidate lists (20-50-100 per latent)!, and the limited personnel to examine these lists in order to find the real match. We are starting to get many examples of cases not matched by State AFIS Systems, while a local small AFIS gets a hit. There are many AFIS choices on the market today. Not all AFIS systems have the same accuracy. A department should compare, side-by-side, with a large enough sampling of latents and cards. PrintQuest® THE FULL FINGERPRINT SOLUTION PrintQuest® is more than just an Automated Fingerprint Identification System. PrintQuest® comes fully ready to interface with SceneScope RUVIS cameras, with the CrimeScope Digital Imaging System CDIS, whether through a network with the CDIS Computer or directly with the Cooled/Uncooled CCD cameras. The CrimeScope Company is the ONLY Company offering all the LATENT capture Instrumentation directly integrated with AFIS & APIS capability. For further information regarding the PrintQuest® Automated Fingerprint
Identification System visit the product website at: For information on the rest of the fine products manufactured by SPEX Forensics, please visit the websites below: Forensic Light Sources - FLS Crime Scene and Lab Supplies and On-Line Ordering Digital Imaging Systems Fingerprint Image Enhancement Software - ImaQuest Reflective Ultra-Violet Imaging System - RUVIS
SPEX Forensics Questions or Comments, email to questions@mail.crimescope.com
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