VisionLabs and DataKrat: Face Pass

Main article: Biometric identification technologies

2022: Introduction of Face Pass service to pay for lift fare using a bank card or phone

VisionLabs and the DataKrat group of companies presented a solution that provides a pass to the ski track according to facial biometrics. Face Pass will be an alternative to the traditional ski pass, as well as paying for travel on the lift using a bank card or phone. This service recognizes a person even in a balaclava and with a ski mask. This was announced by VisionLabs on November 8, 2022.

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To use Face Pass, you need to download the resort application and connect this payment option there. Then take a selfie and send it to the system. As soon as registration is completed, the system on the turnstiles will be able to recognize the face and, if necessary, debit the funds from the account.

Through ease of operation, Face Pass will help speed up the passage through the turnstiles and reduce queues. Visitors no longer need to look for their pass or. means of payment One look camera at the turnstile - and the system recognizes a person in a split second. Also, a pass in the face increases the convenience of using season tickets for a long time, which excludes the possibility of losing or stealing a ski pass for time use. In addition, the introduction of Face Pass prevents the transfer of a travel ticket to third parties. This protects against fraud and the passage of several people one pass at a time.

Face Pass is based on the Bars payment and throughput system from DataKrat and the platform computer vision LUNA PLATFORM from VisionLabs. Due to integration the technologies of experts the Russian of manufacturers' solutions, the solution is easy to deploy at the site and scale to all checkpoints. In addition, Face Pass is a completely Russian development that meets the current tasks for. to import substitution Biometric system LUNA PLATFORM from VisionLabs is included in, which confirms Unified Register of Domestic Software compliance with high quality standards and. safety

Face Pass has already been introduced in Sheregesh, one of the most visited ski resorts in Russia. The technology has demonstrated high efficiency and accuracy of recognition, despite the high percentage of face overlap due to equipment. For visitors with a ski mask raised on their forehead and in a balaclava, the probability that the system will not be able to recognize them is only 1%.

The company constantly refines technologies and poses other challenges to the team. The joint solution with the DataKrat group of companies works even with a large face overlap. VisionLabs already has extensive experience in large-scale projects with biometric access control and face pay, told Dmitry Markov, CEO of VisionLabs.

The joint Face Pass solution based on BARS and LUNA systems allows you to increase the convenience of using the ski resort services, since the passage through the turnstile to the lift is carried out without presenting a ski pass. For the resort, it is an effective tool to exclude unauthorized resale of ski passes, as well as protect against internal fraud. We are sure that this service will be in demand by visitors to resorts, told Denis Kabanov, Development Director of the DataKrat Group of Companies.