Agriculture
March 25, 2024
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Updated on April 12, 2024
·Created on August 1, 2017
Simprints is a nonprofit tech company from the University of Cambridge that seeks to break the identification bottleneck. Simprints is building an affordable, secure, rugged, open-source fingerprint system that works in the world’s toughest settings.
Simprints has built out a framework consisting of a Bluetooth finger print scanner, an android application and a SaaS application to collect and store biometric information for development solutions.
Target SDGs
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Market Suggested Retail Price
$50.00
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
Simprints has several partners to distribute the fingerprint scanner: - BRAC - Johns Hopkins University - Possible in Nepal - Impact Network - Cohesu - Many more
Manufacturing/Building Method
Simprints publishes their API codebase on GitHub.
Intellectural Property Type
Copyright
User Provision Model
Information on partnering with Simprints is available on their contact page.
Distributions to Date Status
According to the Google Play store the Simprints application has 100-500 installs.
Design Specifications
Simprints' framework consists of three primary parts, the fingerprint scanner, Android application, and the SaaS back end. The developers page has detailed information on the integration of the platform with other applications. - The fingerprint scanner is designed to be water and shock resistant. It has Bluetooth connectivity with 64-bit encryption for communication and has ~72 hours of battery life (BL-5C Nokia battery) which is about 200 scans. It also has a two year warranty on the scanner with the option to extend it to four years. - The Simprints Android application is supported on Android 4.0 and up. It uses SSL encryption between the phone application and the cloud. It supports offline mode and will store information locally until it can sync up with the cloud. The application will also utilized the GPS of the phone to determine location and time stamp of a a visit or procedure. - The cloud back end runs in Azure and utilizes a RESTful API, making it easy to integrate with other applications, such as OpenMRS, ODK, CommCare, etc. In addition to the in transit encryption, personal data are not stored with the fingerprints, limiting privacy concerns.
Technical Support
From the product menu technical support is provided by Simprints. Purchase of product includes either a two or four year warranty.
Replacement Components
BL-5C Nokia battery.
Lifecycle
From the product menu, the product has a 4 year warranty available, so that is a reasonable number for a life cycle.
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
To provide a low cost biometric identification framework to enable development projects to better mange identities of the populations they serve
Vetted Performance Status
From their technology page: "We have tested Simprints with 125,000 fingerprints across Zambia, Benin, Nepal, and Bangladesh in both urban and rural contexts. We pitted a wide range of sensors, templates, and matching algorithms against the toughest fingerprints we could find to optimize our system in terms of power, speed, ruggedness, and affordability."
Safety
N/A
Complementary Technical Systems
- CommCare - Salesforce - Magpi - Open Data Kit - Medic Mobile
Academic Research and References
Compliance with regulations
Simprints ID complies with local data regulation and EU data privacy and security regulations.
Evaluation methods
Field trials and academic research
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