Safran reveals launch of Albuquerque Police Department MorphoCloud

Safran's US-based identity unit MorphoTrak has announced the successful operational deployment of MorphoBIS in the Cloud for the Albuquerque Police Department (APD).The company noted that the APD is the first law enforcement agency to implement an automated biometric identification system (ABIS) in the cloud, adding that this also marks the world's first deployment of a criminal ABIS system in a secure commercial cloud environment.”True Software-as-a-Service is new to the criminal justice biometric identification market, and MorphoTrak and the APD addressed concerns about security and data integrity early in the design stage”, wrote Safran.The APD MorphoCloud is hosted on Microsoft Azure Government, a cloud platform designed to meet strict U.S. government standards for physical and information security.Allan Armenta, APD Systems Analyst, stated that with the ABIS being hosted in the cloud, more staff hours can be devoted to law enforcement projects.This should opens opportunities to leverage other components inherent in cloud computing such as scalability and disaster recovery.Kris Rubi, APD Forensic Scientist, noted, “MorphoCloud allows for increased matching speeds and we are hitting on lower quality prints. The new ABIS allows us greater case management and organization. MorphoTrak has been very attentive to our needs and with the system in the cloud, they have been able to meet our demands in a more efficient manner.”Celeste Thomasson, MorphoTrak President and CEO, commented, “We are pleased to be standing with the Albuquerque Police Department on the horizon of cloud adoption in law enforcement. We share a dedication to the public safety mission and are proud to offer a portal to sophisticated crime-solving software and a secure repository for sensitive data that will keep the APD at the forefront of the nation's public safety organizations.”

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