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In 2016, Namibian Police Force became one of the first police forces in Southern Africa to launch an automated fingerprinting and facial recognition system (N-ABIS). So far the system has been used only for the issuance of police certificates. However the presence of the system could suggest wider usage, in particular as the police also use a network of surveillance cameras in Windhoek. +
In 12 schools of Abidjan Russian software company NTechLeb deployed cameras with facial recognition technology to track the presence of pupils in school. The facial images of pupils are used to detect when they enter and leave the school and then the information about pupils is sent to their parents through Telegram or "Mon Enfant" (My Child) app. The technology is being implemented by NTechLab together with a local company Ivoire Biometrie. [[CiteRef::ivoirebiometrieIvoireBiometrie2022 +
The National Institute of Business Management in Colombo, Sri Lanka has installed a facial recognition system for the purpose of checking attendance of students as well as providing them access to the university. The companies which are involved in the development and implementation of this system are NtechLab, a Russian facial recognition software provider and Green Orgro, a local company. +
The province of Salta in Argentina started using face recognition security cameras in 2018, following a tender by the Argentine Ministry of Security for the project "Salta Segura". The software is managed by Nubicom. The hardware was made by Datandhome, but due to serious breaches of contract, the Ministry of Security rescinded the company and contracted directly with Nubicom. +
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Motherboard uncovered documents revealing Palantir's extensive influence in California. From January 2012 to March 2017, about 300 cities, with a total population of 7.9 million, accessed Palantir's Gotham service through the NCRIC, operated by the Department of Homeland Security. NCRIC combines resources from 14 counties in Northern California. Palantir's Gotham and Foundry services are utilized, enabling police departments to request data covertly. While NCRIC plans to switch to SAS, Palantir's spokesperson stated that the license permits indefinite use. NCRIC employs Palantir for intelligence management in counterterrorism, drug trafficking, and other criminal investigations. Although Palantir doesn't offer facial recognition, its data can be integrated with such technology, expanding surveillance capabilities extensively. +
Israel's Pangea has been awarded a government contract by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) worth more than $70 million. The firm will develop a centralized, automated criminal biometric identification system. The system will enable the creation of a nationwide digital database that will include the demographic and face and fingerprint biometrics of offenders currently listed in the archive. The database will reportedly be accessible from 150 police stations across the country. +
Part of the tourist attractions and some areas of the new city Sharp Eyes project construction projects in Shangli County, Jiangxi +
Sharp Eyes project construction, operation, and maintenance, service integration. This project plans to further improve the construction of the video monitoring system in Shangli County, to carry out the construction of the county-wide "Sharp Eyes Project" in a focused and hierarchical manner, to establish a county-wide video image resource networking and integration and sharing application mechanism, and to realize the networking application of cross-regional video image resources throughout the county. +
Murtala Muhammed Airport, Terminal 2, a major Nigerian airport, received an upgrade to its video system from Perlo. The new video management system (VMS) Pelco VideoXpert allows for video analytics with high resolution cameras. It can be speculated that facial recogniton and other forms of biometric surveillance may be in use as Perlo provides these add ons for their VMS systems. +
In March 2019, Nijmegen became the first municipality to deploy twenty sensors using a novel technology for pedestrian counting. Unlike traditional WiFi trackers, this system utilizes cameras equipped with software that immediately converts images into non-visual, non-personal data. The movements of people, cyclists, and cars captured by the cameras are transformed into lines, and this abstraction is the only data transmitted to the central application. Access to the original camera footage is restricted; raw data is deleted after processing. Nijmegen purchased the sensors outright and now only incurs maintenance costs. Additionally, a processing agreement ensures the developer and installer of the sensors cannot access either the raw or processed data. +
Central cities are exploring big data monitoring through the European EFRO project KICK ("Kernversterking in CentrumKernen"), utilizing sensors and smart cameras for pedestrian counting, tracking shopping flows, stay durations, movement patterns, and assessing the impact of events. The project, with partners including POM West Flanders, Entrepreneurs Centers West Flanders, and cities of Brugge, Kortrijk, Ieper, Roeselare, and Economic House Ostend, has a budget of €1,937,675 over two years. Brugge's contribution is €331,100, supported by subsidies from EFRO (40%), Hermes (20%), and the Province of West Flanders (10%). +