▁community , ▁co oper ative ▁work , ▁new ▁work ▁programs , ▁virtual ▁organizations , ▁and ▁tele work ; ▁environmental ▁erg onom ics ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁human ▁metrics ▁affected ▁by ▁climate , ▁temperature , ▁pressure , ▁v ibration , ▁and ▁light ; ▁visual ▁erg onom ics ; ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁Bi omet rics ▁ ▁Bi omet rics ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁identification ▁of ▁humans ▁by ▁their ▁characteristics ▁or ▁tra its . ▁Bi omet rics ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁computer ▁science ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁identification ▁and ▁access ▁control . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁identify ▁individuals ▁in ▁groups ▁that ▁are ▁under ▁surve ill ance . ▁Bi ometric ▁ident ifiers ▁are ▁the ▁distinct ive , ▁meas urable ▁characteristics ▁used ▁to ▁label ▁and ▁describe ▁individuals . ▁Bi ometric ▁ident ifiers ▁are ▁often ▁categor ized ▁as ▁phys i ological ▁versus ▁behavior al ▁characteristics . ▁Example ▁applications ▁include ▁der mat og lyph ics ▁and ▁soft ▁bi omet rics . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁military ▁research ▁The ▁US ▁Military ▁has ▁conducted ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁anth rop ometric ▁surve ys ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Military ▁personnel ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Army ▁Anth rop ometric ▁Survey ▁( AN S UR ) ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁with ▁its ▁ 2 4 0 ▁measures . ▁ ▁Statist ical ▁data ▁from ▁these ▁surve ys ▁en comp ass es ▁over ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁individuals . ▁ ▁Civil ian ▁American ▁and ▁European ▁Sur face ▁Anth rop