Remote Authenticity Verification of Documents

Highly professional forensic experts are an integral part of the document authenticity verification procedures that are required at border control checkpoints. However, the presence of forensic experts at every minor checkpoint is economically unprofitable and irrational in terms of human resources.

For instance, there are around 330 points of entry throughout the USA: seaports, airports, and land crossings. Every year, this number is growing, as more and more travelers necessitate more ports of entry. Naturally, this increases the necessity to ensure security.

With such a large number of checkpoints, the best solution is to implement remote authenticity examination procedures. Regional border checkpoints can transfer document images to forensic experts stationed at one or more central laboratories, which can be anywhere in the world. There, forensic experts can decide on the validity of a particular document by examining a digitized version. However, such analysis requires a powerful device that can precisely capture images in various light sources and send them along with the image capture parameters. In this case, the high-resolution photospectral scanner Regula 8880 will come in handy. It captures high-quality images at a resolution of 3401 ppi in white, UV, and IR light sources, and stores metadata about the image capture parameters.