The biometric system of face recognition Vizier was implemented at Gazprom Arena stadium

2020: System implementation Vizier

On March 16, 2020 the company announced CST that at Gazprom Arena stadium, home stadium F.C. Zenit, the system of identification of the personality on biometric characteristics of the person Vizier is started. A system is used since February 29, 2020, is set on tourniquets at an input on the first tier of a tribune of D where sectors of active support are located. This project became the fourteenth system implementation of face recognition Vizier on the sporting venue in the country.

The F.C. Zenit one of first-ever implemented the system of face recognition at sports stadium. It was in 2014 on Petrovsky Stadium where the Vizier system well proved to be. Now it works also at a fan bend "Gazprom of the Arena". Its main objectives — creation of the safe and comfortable environment: a system allows to raise the security level; reduce the image and financial losses caused by illegal acts of fans; prevent emergence at stadium of fans, access to which is prohibited; to react quickly to attempts of pass according to someone else's subscriptions. Implementation of face recognition allows clubs to save significantly on penalties and in general it is better to know the visitors, to adjust system work with them. Yury Fedotov, the security director of F.C. Zenit told

According to the company, in 2014 the security level at stadiums decreased, the F.C. Zenit suffered economic damage from illegal acts of fans, matches took place without audience. Interacting with a security service of F.C. Zenit, specialists of CST adapted the biometric system of video identification Vizier for the sports industry: worked scenarios of work, created user interfaces of operators, constructed the scheme of interaction with a control and management system for access. For March, 2020 the F.C. Zenit operates a system on home and away matches the sixth year — for example, only for 40 matches of the first season of 2014-2015 through Vizier there passed more than 210 thousand fans, is revealed and more than 60 violators, at the same time — without negative impact on capacity of entrance groups are not allowed.

A system was applied also on platforms of a festival of fans on the FIFA World Cup — 2018 where technologies and solutions of different the Russian and foreign vendors were used. Success of operation and an appreciation of experts of the sports industry provided replicability: for the last six years Vizier implemented more than ten stadiums and ice arenas through the whole country which accepted not only the regular championships, but also the international competitions. So, the group of CST presented the solution on a basis artificial intelligence which allows to fulfill the requirements of the legislation, to conform to requirements RPL and KHL for video identification.