Automated Biometric Identification System
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The Automated Biometric Identification System is a large-scale U.S. government database and matching system that stores and analyzes biometric data, such as fingerprints and facial images, to verify and identify individuals for security and immigration purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Automated Biometric Identification System canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7232018 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Automated Biometric Identification System Context triple: [Office of Biometric Identity Management, operates, Automated Biometric Identification System]
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A.
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System is the FBI’s large-scale computerized system for storing, searching, and matching fingerprint and biometric data to support criminal identification and investigative work.
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B.
Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System
The Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) is a U.S. Department of Defense system used to verify identity and issue Common Access Cards and other identification credentials to eligible personnel and dependents.
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C.
Automated Passport Control kiosks
Automated Passport Control kiosks are self-service machines at U.S. ports of entry that streamline and expedite the inspection process for eligible travelers by automating passport and customs data collection.
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D.
Latent and Palm Print Services
Latent and Palm Print Services is a component of the FBI’s Next Generation Identification system that manages, stores, and analyzes latent and palm print data to support biometric identification and criminal investigations.
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E.
Combined DNA Index System
The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is a national DNA database in the United States that enables law enforcement agencies to store, compare, and match DNA profiles for criminal investigations and identification.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Automated Biometric Identification System Target entity description: The Automated Biometric Identification System is a large-scale U.S. government database and matching system that stores and analyzes biometric data, such as fingerprints and facial images, to verify and identify individuals for security and immigration purposes.
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A.
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System is the FBI’s large-scale computerized system for storing, searching, and matching fingerprint and biometric data to support criminal identification and investigative work.
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B.
Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System
The Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) is a U.S. Department of Defense system used to verify identity and issue Common Access Cards and other identification credentials to eligible personnel and dependents.
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C.
Automated Passport Control kiosks
Automated Passport Control kiosks are self-service machines at U.S. ports of entry that streamline and expedite the inspection process for eligible travelers by automating passport and customs data collection.
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D.
Latent and Palm Print Services
Latent and Palm Print Services is a component of the FBI’s Next Generation Identification system that manages, stores, and analyzes latent and palm print data to support biometric identification and criminal investigations.
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E.
Combined DNA Index System
The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is a national DNA database in the United States that enables law enforcement agencies to store, compare, and match DNA profiles for criminal investigations and identification.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. federal information system
ⓘ
biometric identification system ⓘ government database ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dataType |
biographic data
ⓘ
biometric data ⓘ |
| governedBy |
DHS privacy impact assessments
ⓘ
U.S. privacy and data protection laws ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
biometric matching
ⓘ
identity de-duplication ⓘ immigration benefit eligibility checks ⓘ watchlist checks ⓘ |
| interoperableWith |
FBI Next Generation Identification
ⓘ
linked to:
Next Generation Identification
U.S. Department of Defense biometric systems ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Office of Biometric Identity Management ⓘ |
| operator |
Office of Biometric Identity Management
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| predecessor | IDENT legacy system ⓘ |
| purpose |
border security
ⓘ
counterterrorism ⓘ identity identification ⓘ identity verification ⓘ immigration enforcement ⓘ law enforcement support ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| sector |
homeland security
ⓘ
immigration ⓘ |
| securityClassification | sensitive but unclassified ⓘ |
| shortName | IDENT ⓘ |
| stores |
encounter data
ⓘ
facial recognition templates ⓘ fingerprint templates ⓘ iris templates ⓘ |
| supportsProcess |
asylum and refugee processing
ⓘ
employment eligibility verification checks ⓘ removal and deportation proceedings ⓘ visa issuance screening ⓘ |
| technologyType | automated biometric matching system ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
ⓘ
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ⓘ U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ U.S. Department of State ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of State
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ⓘ
linked to:
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
state and local law enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| usesBiometricModality |
facial images
ⓘ
fingerprints ⓘ iris data ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Automated Biometric Identification System Description of subject: The Automated Biometric Identification System is a large-scale U.S. government database and matching system that stores and analyzes biometric data, such as fingerprints and facial images, to verify and identify individuals for security and immigration purposes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
superseded by OBIM