Passports:

Research into the use of face recognition for inclusion in passports. Includes significant input into the development of the new international biometric data standards. Since 26 OCTOBER 2005 all newly ISSUED New Zealand and Australian passports have a biometric identifier to continue to meet visa waiver requirements for travel to or through the USA. This is an extension to the original deadline of 26 October 2004. Australia and New Zealand plans to meet the 26 October 2005 deadline for GETTING the microchip into passports as do several other countries around the world. Between 300,000 and 350,000 New Zealand and about 1 million Australian passports are issued each year.

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service - Smart Gate

First fully OPERATIONAL facial recognition solution for border control in the world. Smart Gate is available at Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne and Auckland International Airports. It will be progressively introduced into further Australian international airports with Perth and Sydney scheduled next.

Examples:

• Biometrics is currently being used in the national identification card schemes of both Hong Kong and Malaysia.
• There are many thousands of biometric deployments around the world too numerous to list here. A list of biometrics projects in Australia and New Zealand is available to members of the Biometrics Institute.

Passports:

Research into the use of face recognition for inclusion in passports. Includes significant input into the development of the new international biometric data standards. Since 26 October 2005 all newly issued New Zealand and Australian passports have a biometric identifier to continue to meet visa waiver requirements for travel to or through the USA. This is an extension to the original deadline of 26 October 2004. Australia and New Zealand plans to meet the 26 October 2005 deadline for getting the microchip into passports as do several other countries around the world. Between 300,000 and 350,000 New Zealand and about 1 million Australian passports are issued each year.

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service - Smart Gate

First fully operational facial recognition solution for border control in the world. Smart Gate is available at Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne and Auckland International Airports. It will be progressively introduced into further Australian international airports with Perth and Sydney scheduled next.

Examples: