Facial mapping is a frequently used term to describe one-to-one matching of crime scene and suspect images undertaken by an expert. A number of different methods may be used in combination to compare two images to support the comparison. Also, a number of comparisons may be made of the face from different angles if multiple images are available from each source.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
About this entry
Cite this entry
(2009). Facial Mapping. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_998
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_998
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-0-387-73002-8
Online ISBN: 978-0-387-73003-5
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceReference Module Computer Science and Engineering