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posted by martyb on Sunday August 27 2017, @08:05PM   Printer-friendly
from the Hello-Mr.-Yakamoto dept.

Over at phys.org is an article on new technology being rolled out at Singapore's Changi airport, and trialled in several other locations.

Facial scanning in particular is generating a lot of buzz. Changi in the affluent city-state of Singapore, regarded as among the world's best airports, is set to roll out this biometric technology at a new terminal to open later this year.

Passengers will have their faces scanned when they first check in and at subsequent stages, theoretically allowing them to go through the whole boarding process quickly without encountering another human.

Australia announced in July an investment of Aus$22.5 million ($17.5 million) to introduce face recognition technology at all the country's international airports, while Dubai Airport is also trialling it.

[...] Robots are appearing at some major hubs, including at Seoul's Incheon airport, where they carry out tasks including cleaning and carrying luggage, while Changi's new terminal will have robotic cleaners complete with butlers' uniforms.

The article is a widely reprinted AFP story, but Business Traveller also has it's own walk through of the new terminal, which focuses on the overall experience of the traveller rather than the technology, but also includes some additional details on the system:

[...] the machine measures key facial features and structure rather than details such as haircuts and facial hair, so barring reconstructive surgery passengers can rest assured that the scanning will work even if they look slightly different to their passport photo. The scanning works by filming a short video and selecting the optimal “frame” that best meets the necessary criteria, making absolute stillness while the photo is being taken not necessary. Glasses do need to be removed during this process, however.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 27 2017, @09:11PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 27 2017, @09:11PM (#559921)

    A little training at Dulles or O'Hare will cure them of any such good practices.

  • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday August 29 2017, @09:15PM

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Tuesday August 29 2017, @09:15PM (#561141)

    I have never flown into Dulles or O'Hare, but I got the impression at Heathrow that the immigration bloke was going to tell my family and I to fuck off.

    Extremely rude man.