1. A system for biometric identification of a target individual based on a query, the query including UV image data of the target individual, the system comprising: a first database having a plurality of identities, each identity having at least one binary sequence representative of a skin area of that identity; a query module that receives the query and validates the UV image data; a detection module in communication with said query module that detects at least one skin area in the UV image data; a sequence module in communication with said detection module that forms at least one target binary sequence corresponding to said at least one skin area; and a match module in communication with said sequence module that searches said first database based on said at least one target binary sequence to identify at least one said identity thereby facilitating biometric identification of the target individual.