{"id":951,"date":"2011-06-20T13:15:41","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T17:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.m2sys.com\/blog\/?p=951"},"modified":"2022-06-20T04:08:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T08:08:21","slug":"places-where-you-may-find-biometric-technology-in-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.m2sys.com\/blog\/others\/places-where-you-may-find-biometric-technology-in-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Places Where Biometric Technology Could Be Used More Often"},"content":{"rendered":"

In case you had not noticed, biometric identification technology is on the rise.\u00a0 So much so in fact that more and more businesses, governments and individuals are choosing to deploy biometrics over other traditional identification technologies like personal identification numbers (PIN\u2019s), barcode\/magstripe cards and RFID technology.\u00a0 Biometric technology is one of the fastest emerging markets across the globe due to increased applicability of the technology for civil and commercial applications and the rise in the need to increase personal security.\u00a0 Recently, a report suggested that biometric technology is forecasted to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 23% from 2011 \u2013 2013. That\u2019s impressive.<\/p>\n

This post is not meant to discuss the growth potential of biometric technology however.\u00a0 Instead, we wondered what the biometric landscape of the future may look like if \u00a0deployments become more widespread into common applications that affect our everyday lives.\u00a0 Here are some places where we you may see biometric identification being used more often in the not too distant future:<\/p>\n

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  1. Libraries<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Already prevalent in UK school libraries, biometric identification at libraries could soon be a widespread reality here in the U.S.\u00a0 The practicality of this deployment is reflected in shrinking budgets as library systems across the country figure out ways to slash costs and improve services.\u00a0 Biometric identification is a good fit since it virtually eliminates printing and maintaining library cards which is a large expense in the overall budget.<\/li>\n
  2. Customer Reward\/Membership Programs<\/span> \u2013 <\/strong>Think for a moment about the number of plastic customer reward cards that you carry in your wallet or on your key chain.\u00a0 There\u2019s the grocery store, pharmacy, retail, fitness club, gas station, car rental agencies, financial services, insurance and many others.\u00a0 Now think for a moment the possibility of eliminating those plastic cards by substituting biometric identification instead.\u00a0 Think about the amount of money that can be saved by not having to print and maintain these plastic customer reward\/membership cards and the impact on the environment<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Membership oriented facilities have already began the transformation away from plastic cards and more towards biometric identification<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Visitor identification<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 How many times have you walked into a building as a visitor and had to stop to fill out your name and information and show picture ID before being granted admittance?\u00a0 Considering that anyone can scribble false information on a form and flash a fake photo ID, does this leave you feeling safe and secure?\u00a0 Switching to biometric identification at visitor points of entry changes the dynamic completely by eliminating the ability for someone to fake their identity and provides a more concrete audit trail should a problem arise prompting a review of visitor history.\u00a0 There are even some visitor management software Integrators who have already started deploying biometric identification technology with their end users.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n