EXHIBIT 23.1


              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the inclusion in the Prospectus constituting a part of this
registration statement of our report dated February 4, 2000 relating to the
financial statements of Viisage Technology, Inc. (the "Company") appearing in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

We also consent to the references to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.


                                             /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP



Boston, Massachusetts
May 5, 2000