ABSTRACT
Research and advancements in technology have significantly improved fingerprint acquisition through electronic media and capture of digital representations of fingerprints. Since the early 1970s, fingerprint sensors have been advancing that can capture a “livescan” digital fingerprint image directly from a finger without the manual use of ink or fingerprint powder coupled with an acquisition medium. Digital capture devices have also become smaller and more mobile, streamlining fingerprint acquisition. Additionally, computer algorithms have been developed to automatically process digital fingerprint images (explained in Chapter 5).
