What is Live Facial Recognition?
With live facial recognition in policing you can identify wanted or vulnerable individuals in real-time. By connecting our facial recognition software to a camera, you can identify vulnerable individuals as quickly as possible to give them the help they need, and arrest wanted individuals before they commit further crimes.
Here are some examples of where live facial recognition would be beneficial:
- Missing or vulnerable individuals
- Border Security and Contactless Travel
- Wanted Individuals
- Custody Suite
How Can Live Facial Recognition Help Your Forcr
Solving crime and closing case
Efficient, effective and highly accurate way to identify an individual from an image or video
Great return on investment
Identification 10 minutes rather than 10 days
Protecting the public
Helps take dangerous people off the streets by identifying them much faster
Focus resources effectively
Saving time and resources which can be dedicated to other tasks
Live Facial Recognition Use Cases
This approach to locating missing or vulnerable individuals is a very quick way to ensure they are located at speed, so they are not harmed in any way
Very low cost in resources, rather than deploying multiple search units where each can only cover one location at a time
Individuals wanted for serious or violent crimes can be arrested before they commit any further crimes, increasing public safety
Rather than spending resources trying to locate one individual using standard manual procedure, you can identify and locate them and others at a low cost.
Identify an arrested individual when they enter the custody site to warn officers if the individual has a history of being violent towards staff so extra measures can be placed
LFR can identify individuals based on previous custody records and if they are providing false names or information at the custody desk, the officer can be made aware of this in realtime
Speed up check in with contactless travel by using Face Recognition against the pre-enrolled image provided by the passenger at the airport
Pre check enrolled passengers for Security by running their image against wanted databases
Run LFR with CCTV cameras at the airport to identify individuals based on your watchlist
Use Cases
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Frequently Asked Questions
NEC’s Live Facial Recognition uses real-time video feeds to scan and match faces against a police database. If a match is found, officers receive an instant alert, allowing for quick identification of persons of interest while reducing unnecessary interventions.
LFR is deployed in crowded public areas such as transport hubs, shopping centres, and stadiums, helping to locate missing persons, identify suspects, and prevent crime.
Yes, NEC’s LFR solution is fully compliant with UK data protection laws, including GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. It operates under strict legal and ethical guidelines, ensuring necessary and proportionate use.
NEC’s NeoFace technology is ranked #1 by NIST for its accuracy, even in low-light, high-crowd, and challenging conditions. It ensures high reliability while minimising false alerts.
NEC’s LFR solution includes built-in safeguards, such as GDPR-compliant audit records, access controls, and automated data retention policies, ensuring ethical and proportionate use.