Uzbekistan’s Samarkand International Airport has launched the country’s first e-gate border control system. The launch follows extensive testing of the software and hardware system, which has been developed by an Uzbekistan company under contract with the border troops of the State Security Service of Uzbekistan.
The passport control solution is based on biometric technologies and provides for automatic identification of the traveller while enabling quick and safe border crossing with minimal border control officers.
Gayrat Nematov, General Director of airport management company Air Marakanda said: “Air Marakanda provides the most advanced technologies in the new terminal of Samarkand Airport that meet international standards, so the implementation of such a project as e-gates is a logical solution for any modern transport facility. We are interested in the fact that the latest equipment allows passengers to minimise the time of passing all the necessary procedures. In aviation, the most important principles are safety and comfort, and such a project meets these requirements as much as possible.”
The technology, which in addition to being deployed at airports can be used at air, road, sea and pedestrian checkpoints incorporates document readers and high-resolution video cameras to carry out video surveillance and comparison of passengers’ biometric data with an ID document. Border Control alongside Air Marakanda have developed measures against unauthorised passage and algorithms to ensure single passage, recognition of luggage and items left unattended.
