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The paper describes a series of experiments testing a recognition based computerized mug shot database system (gestalt based) for police use. The prototype is compared to the more traditional feature based database system. The gestalt based database was shown to perform significantly better than the feature based database when the quality of the signals was improved. In addition, the gestalt based system outperformed the feature based system in terms of efficiency of each question and ease of use. Issues concerning the coding of the database and the use of a hybrid system are also discussed.
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Astad, U., Safayeni, F., Raymond, D. (1995). An Experimental Study of a Gestalt Based Database for Mug Shots. In: Nordby, K., Helmersen, P., Gilmore, D.J., Arnesen, S.A. (eds) Human—Computer Interaction. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-5041-2896-4_38
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