Scientific and Medical Research

Scientists and research workers, in a wide range of research projects, have recognised the benefits of using digital imaging technology to acquire, manage and distribute a variety of visual records. Difficulties may occur however, when they need to verify that the image captured by a digital camera is the actual image recorded and that the image has not been altered.

For those researchers who aspire to GLP and other schemes of accreditation, it may be necessary to establish the authenticity and integrity of digitally captured images for audit purposes.

Signum's VeriData technology provides a unique solution to the problem of data authentication, enabling in the case of digital images subsequent modifications to be checked down to pixel level.

Where appropriate, VeriData Plus, an enhanced version of VeriData, can be used such that original images can be watermarked with relevant data - date/time, capture device, location, event, etc. - and authenticated.

VeriData therefore provides a powerful solution to ensure that research images are clearly identified and confirmed as original material.

Signum are currently developing VeriData data integrity software to satisfy a wide range of research applications - details to be announced.