Case Study: Arizona Digital Driver License System Original Article ==================== http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_6.03.html ================= http://aamva.net/library/Search/DocDetails.asp?DocUID=566 Electronic Credential Production System Drivers Licensing (#0079) (Arizona Digital Driver License Project) Description: WA system offered by WEI. There are three principle components in credential production systems - software, credential printers, cameras and , in some jurisdictions, signature capture devices. A fourth component is the integration of the components into an operational system. WEI provides the software, integration and, with significant experience in the firld will consult with the jurisdictions in the selection of cameras and printers. As a result of the work WEI has developed an Electronic Credential Production system suitable for most, if not all credential issuing authorities. The system is intended for those authorities that wish to incorporate the latest digital technology in the production of tis credentials while keeping costs to a minimum. =============================================== http://www.rfidnews.org/news/2004/02/13/latvia-awards-driver-license-contract-to-digimarc/ Latvia Awards Driver License Contract to Digimarc Friday, February 13 2004 Latvia to be the first European driver license to incorporate Digimarc IDMarc security features Tualatin, OR Feb. 13, 2004 Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) today announced that the Road Traffic Safety Directorate (RTSD) of Latvia has awarded the countrys new digital driver license contract to Digimarc. The estimated value of the five-year contract is $9 million. ==================================================================== "San Carlos Police Department Embraces Digital Video Solutions from Panasonic to Improve Evidence-Gathering and Streamline Operations" Business Wire (10/10/05) The San Carlos (California) Police Department will standardize on the Panasonic Toughbook Arbitrator digital recording system for video capture, storage, and transfer in support of improved incident documentation, evidence management, and streamlined operations. The Toughbook Arbitrator system is a solid-state video recording system engineered specifically for the demanding environment of a police patrol car. Conventional recording devices, such as tape drives, hard disk drives, and optical disc drives, use mechanical-drive recording systems that are vulnerable to shock, vibration, high and low temperatures and humidity. Because the Toughbook Arbitrator system employs a solid-state memory card with no moving parts, it ensures a high level of reliability. The system, which features simple connectivity with PCs and high-speed, high-capacity data transfer rates, is differentiated by its ability to record in both wide angle and low-light situations. According to San Carlos Police Department Chief Gregory Rothaus, the move to digital video will eliminate problems with their existing VHS systems, including system failure due to overheating, as well as the challenges associated with the storage and retrieval of information stored on tape. "We have been a believer in the use of audio and video in the field for quite some time," said Chief Rothaus. "This technology from Panasonic enables us to manage information in a way that is light years ahead of what we have been doing in the past." http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20051010005208&newsLang=en ===================================================================== http://www.hispanicvista.com/HVC/Opinion/Commentary/102105Acomm.htm A recent Reuters report discusses the REAL ID Act's 2008 deadline for a standardized digital driver's license system. With approximately 227 million people holding id cards issued by state DMV offices and states issuing or renewing approximately about 70 million each year, the burden of compliance on states is tremendous. States will have to verify all documents presented to support license applications, such as birth certificates, Social Security cards and utility bills, with the issuing agency, and will be required to link their license databases so they can all be accessed as a single network. A person's license and Social Security card must bear the same name, which must be the real name -- not a nickname or shortened version. States will also be required to verify that a person applying for a license is in the country legally. Estimates in other recent reports indicate that the dollar cost to states to comply with REAL ID will be in the neighborhood of $25 Billion. If this cost estimate is correct, REAL ID is not going to be implemented because the US gov't does not have this kind of money. The real cost will not be in dollars but will be in the inconvenience, harassment, and worse suffered by ordinary US citizens whose only misfortune is that their SS card bears an abbreviated version of the name on their driver's license (e.g. James for Jim). Immigration is much too interwoven with our national fabric for measures like REAL ID to work. _________________________________________ We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with us by writing to mailto:editor@ilw.com.