Meet Whorl – the most advanced biometric file editor on the market

Whorl is an application developed by Lakota Software Solutions that allows a user to create, modify and validate ANSI/NIST-ITL formatted files to comply with specifications. It fully supports the latest FBI and DoD Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification (EBTS) as well as the newest NATO STANAG specification. This application provides law enforcement agencies on the federal, state, and local levels with an easy-to-use and very accurate tool for ensuring compliance with the many biometric standards and specifications used around the world.  Whorl also works well as a testing tool on many different biometric programs across the federal and international landscape.

Whorl Features

  • Supports fingerprint, palm, latent, iris, and face biometrics
  • Instantaneous conversion from one specification to another
  • Real-time specification violations
    • The software automatically highlights each field containing a violation once choosing a specification type from the drop-down menu
    • Users can then make timely corrections and ensure compliance with the target agency
  • Import/export multiple image formats, such as:
    • WSQ
    • RAW
    • JPEG & JPEG-2000
    • PNG
    • BMP
    • TIF
  • Perform fingerprint segmentation and sequence checking
  • Seamless integration with new or existing components through plug-in support
    • Scanning 10-print cards or other documents
    • Live-scan capture of face, rolled & plain fingerprints (iris and palm is coming soon) *
    • Export 10-print cards and PDF “baseball” card format
  • Drag-and-drop files
  • Compare and manage multiple transactions in one instance *
  • Highly extensible through custom-developed Whorl plugins
  • Supported on Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X

* Whorl Professional feature

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Whorl is available exclusively from Lakota Software Solutions. Visit our website or contact our sales department for more information.