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Project FAP45: Examining the Impact of Fingerprint Image Stitching Errors on Matching Search Performance
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November 10, 2026
Author(s)
Shahram Orandi, John Grantham, Kenneth Ko, Craig Watson
Abstract
This study examines quality related issues for slap-fingerprint submissions created as a composite of images in an operational setting that resulted in diminished matching ability and determined that the predominant root cause of most failures was improper positioning of the individual composite images prior to stitching beyond the inherent quality of the fingerprints.
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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8628
Report Number
8628
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Keywords
Fingerprints, biometrics, biometric matcher performance, biometric quality, fingerprint stitching.
Citation
Orandi, S. , Grantham, J. , Ko, K. and Watson, C. (2026), Project FAP45: Examining the Impact of Fingerprint Image Stitching Errors on Matching Search Performance, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8628, https://nps-ext.nist.gov/nps/nps_public_api/api/Publication/file/962540 (Accessed November 13, 2026)
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