Exhibit 23.1


                    Consent of Independent Public Accountants
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February
16, 2001 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, 2000 into the Company's previously filed Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (No.'s 333-28695, 333-42485, 333-90177 and 333-36734).



/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP



Boston, Massachusetts
March 23, 2001