VSC® 900
The complete solution for hybrid document interrogations
Introducing a new VSC workstation for the hybrid physical and digital inspection of travel and identity documents, designed to meet the complex demands of immigration/border security applications.
The first in a new generation of hybrid VSC document examination systems, the VSC 900 provides examiners with a comprehensive suite of traditional and advanced tools for the interrogation and verification of passports, ID cards, visas, residence permits, and other questioned documents.
A natural evolution of the VSC range, the VSC900 has been refined to provide the ideal balance between size and performance when examining a wide range of documents.
Combining multi-spectral illumination and unrivalled image quality, for optical inspection of documents, with forensic-level access to eChip and biometric data, for digital authentication, the VSC900 provides a complete solution for modern hybrid document interrogations.
Operational benefits
- For the comprehensive examination of physical and digital document security features.
- Authenticate genuine documents and identify counterfeits, forgeries, and pseudo documents.
- Build up a forensic profile of fraudulent documents.
- Border Security & Immigration
- High-Security Locations
- Card Grading & Authentication
For the hybrid physical/digital examinations of:
- Biometric ePassports
- National ID cards and Identity Documents
- Visas and Residence Permits
- Breeder Documents
- Other Certificates & Permits
- High-Resolution 8MP camera
- Large (A4) document viewing area
- 158x magnification
- Full LED illumination
- Fully-licensed data decoders
- Motorised XY positioning stage
- Choice of embedded or external PC
VSC Microscopes
Combine the capabilities of your VSC with a microscope for magnified imaging.
Document Databases – VSC® Range
VSC/DB – Reference databases showing travel document and banknote security features.
Facial Recognition Kit – VSC® Range
VSC/FR – Includes hardware and software for facial recognition examinations.
X-RITE Colour Checker – VSC® Range
VSC/PDI/XRITE – Provides a non-subjective standard for analysing differences in colour reproduction.
eReaders – VSC® Range
VSC/eREADER – Read the electronically embedded data in identity documents.
Assure ID Sentinel – VSC® Range
VSC/ASSUREID-SENTINEL – For document authentication & verification.
LetterScreen++ Decoder – VSC® Range
V8/LS/PLUS – Software to decode data using a unique microtext wave algorithm.
IPI and ICI Decoders – VSC® Range
V8/IPI – Software to display embedded IPI and ICI on passports and ID cards.
Portable Video Microscope – VSC® Range
VSC/PVM – Compact video microscope with LED illumination for taggant examination.
Portable Video Micro Spectrometer – VSC® Range
VSC80/PVMS – Identify differences in ink and paper formulations through non-destructive spectral analysis.
Magnetic Security Feature Imager – VSC® Range
V8/MSFI/2 – Compact device for the examination and verification of magnetic security features.
Active Thermochromic Revealer – VSC® Range
VSC/ATR – For the examination of heat activated security features and inks.
Document Tilt Plate – VSC® Range
VSC/TILT – For examining OVD’s, holograms and encoded security features.
Quartz Glass Holding Plate – VSC® Range
VSC/QPLATE – Holds documents flat during examination while allowing UV illumination to pass.
Document Support Weights – VSC® Range
V6/PAPERWEIGHT – Non-marking weights for clearly imaging awkward documents.
UV Polarised Light Filter – VSC® Range
VSC/POLARISAFE – Standalone device for the visualisation of security ink.
3D Imaging Module – VSC® 80 and 900
VSC80/3D – Derive a 3D model of surface topography to analyse security features and impressions.
The Hybrid Document Examination Solution
For document examiners tasked with authenticating genuine travel documents and identifying counterfeits, forgeries, and pseudo documents…
Physical Document Examination
The product of 40+ years’ design, research and experience, the VSC 900 includes the latest foster+freeman optical imaging technology to visualise and interrogate document security features including watermarks; holograms; special inks; and security threads; as well as anti-tampering measures, such as perforations; laminates; and heat-sealed edges etc.
High resolution, 8MP imaging providing over A4/US Letter field of view
Up to 1023 LED illumination combinations at all spectral wavelengths (short-, mid- and long-wave UV, through to near-infrared)
Removable transmitted light base with optional XY-Stage
Digital Document Examination
Providing a comprehensive interface for the control of all VSC illumination, imaging and examination tools, the VSC900 software will be instantly accessible to anyone familiar with the VSC line of instruments. Updated to facilitate the hybrid inspection of ‘digital documents’, the VSC900 includes the following advanced features:
Decode embedded security features using fully licenced decoders
Extract biometric data and perform document-specific tests with Pass/Fail authentication
View data contained on the RFID chip of a Machine-Readable Travel Document (MRTD) using Extended Access Control (EAC)
Hybrid Document Examinations using the VSC 900
Offering an extensive selection of traditional and advanced examination features, the VSC900 provides examiners with the tools required to differentiate between genuine and counterfeit documents. Using multi-modal UV-Vis-IR illumination, in combination with biometric and Extended Access Control (EAC) software tools, the system can authenticate genuine documents as well as reveal evidence of tampering that includes alterations that would otherwise be undetectable.
Modern Document Security
ePASSPORTS // BIOMETRIC ID CARDS
Basic Access Control (BAC) ePassports Biometrics Extended Access Control (EAC) Active Authentication Password Authenticated Establishment (PACE) Optical Character Recognition (OCR) eChip Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRTDs) Document Signing Certificate (DSC) and more…
Traditional Document Inspection
PASSPORTS // VISAS // CURRENCY
Infrared Ink Analysis Watermarks Holograms UV Activated Features Colour-Shifting Inks Microprinting Intaglio Features Security Threads Serial Numbers Fluorescent Fibres Thermochromic Inks Concealed Images Guilloche Printing Laser Perforations Invisible inks Optically Variable Inks and more…
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Webinar: New Frontiers in Document Examination
In this webinar, we explore the latest techniques and technology used by immigration staff and questioned document examiners for the forensic analysis of travel and identity documents.