Russia has taken airport security to an entirely new level, having recently rolled out its latest 3D facial recognition technology at its Sochi-based airport. The Broadway 3D Face Recognition System will provide the most secure method of employee check-in currently available to the industry. As such, Broadway 3D, which was created by Artec Group, is effectively programmed to study the human face, in both a safe and quick fashion.

Though the biometrics of the human face are already impossible to fake, the Broadway system further ensures its ability to detect falsification with its various functionalities. For example, Broadway 3D exerts less than a second of energy to analyze about 40,000 points on a registered user’s face and compare it to an image saved in its database that then, ideally, verifies the user’s identification.

Yet it is not only the speed aspect of the Broadway system that is impressive. The technology can also identify a user if he or she is wearing sunglasses or a hat. Furthermore, Broadway 3D can differentiate identical twins. Even during rush hour, the technology stands strong, boasting only a two-second registration period and a rate of identifying 60 users a minute.

While the Broadway 3D Face Recognition System is confined to the airport in Sochi for the time being, the technology has already made waves across the globe. In a recent press release regarding similar technology, John Blackledge, Deputy Chief of the Palm Bay Police Department in Florida, noted the benefits that 3D technology could bring to law enforcement. “3D facial recognition is an important technology innovation that will give law enforcement the upper hand in accurately and rapidly identify criminals,” he said. Blackledge also noted, “3D-ID provides a new technology platform that allows law enforcement to make positive identification without the intrusiveness of conventional police methods."

In its early stages now, there’s no telling what 3D facial recognition technology will bring about in the future. But if it’s already making someone’s time at the airport a more positive experience, that’s as good a sign as any.