NCIC 2000 Image Compression Algorithms Volume IV: Flat Live Scan Searchprint Compression
Abstract
The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) maintains a national database that includes information about wanted persons, missing persons, and identifiable stolen property. As part of the NCIC 2000 program, law enforcement officers in police cars will be able to access this database through their patrol car radio network. This will assist officers in verifying if a detainee is a wanted or missing person, or to identify a stolen item. To assist in this process, images maintained in the NCIC database can be transmitted to the patrol car. In addition, the officer in the car can transmit a detainee's fingerprint to the NCIC headquarters in Washington, D.C. for processing and positive identification. The large amount of data contained in these images and the limited data transmission capacity of police radio networks necessitates a substantial level of image compression to make this new capability responsive to law enforcement needs without adversely impacting critical radio communication. This report describes compression and decompression algorithms developed for flat live-scan search prints to meet the requirements of the NCIC 2000 program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- AD1108377
Entities
People
- David J. Braunegg
- Eric J. Donaldson
- Margaret A. Lepley
- Richard D. Forkert
- Sherry L. Olson
Organizations
- MITRE Corporation