Counterfeit Intelligence Platform
The Snowfish Counterfeit Intelligence Platform (CIP) transforms counterfeit analysis into actionable intelligence. By combining Counterfeit Analysis (CA), Counterfeit Quality Rating (CQR) and secure API integration, CIP enables central banks and forensic organizations to measure, assess and monitor counterfeit quality with objective evidence and explainable risk ratings. Approved results can be seamlessly integrated into existing dashboards, case management systems and business intelligence platforms through standardized APIs. The result is faster decision-making, improved threat detection and a single, auditable source of counterfeit intelligence.
Boosting Efficiency and Security with Snowfish
Microprint analysis
Microprint is a critical security feature that counterfeiters often struggle to replicate accurately. This comparison shows genuine banknote microtext alongside typical counterfeit reproductions:
- High-quality imitations: Minor deviations in sharpness or alignment
- Medium-quality attempts: Visible blurring or broken letterforms
- Poor reproductions: Complete distortion or missing elements
Snowfish leverages advanced pattern recognition to objectively grade microprint quality—quantifying even subtle deviations that escape the human eye. By automating this analysis, it ensures consistent detection of forged microtext, whether the imitation is sophisticated or crude.
Genuine
‘Recognizable’ counterfeit
Poor imitation
Remarkable imitation
Line quality analysis
Line Quality Measurement Using Contour-Based Straightness Ratio
Line quality is assessed by comparing the actual path length of a line’s contour to the ideal straight-line distance between its endpoints.
The measured path is obtained by tracing the contour from the top to the bottom of the line.
The straight-line reference is the direct Euclidean distance between the topmost and bottommost points.
- The line quality ratio is defined as:
Line Quality Ratio= Contour Length/Straight-Line Distance
- A perfectly straight line yields a ratio of 1.00.
Counterfeit lines often exhibit in- and outward bulges, increasing the contour length and thus the ratio (e.g., 1.40).
In practice, even genuine but circulated or soiled notes typically remain below 1.01, preserving high line fidelity.
This metric provides a robust, quantitative method for detecting deviations from expected line geometry in high-resolution banknote images.
Genuine LQ =1
F3 LQ = 1.54
IJP LQ = 1.23
LP LQ = 1.07