Image management system

An image management system comprising:

• a plurality of photographing systems, each having a second communication means for receiving identification information for identifying a subject transmitted from a first communication means carried by said subject, a photographing means installed at a regular spot for obtaining a first image data representing the image of said subject by photographing said subject, and a first output means for outputting said identification information received by said second communication means, date and time information of photographing that indicates the date and time of photographing of said first image data, installation site information that indicates the location of said photographing means, and said first image data;
• at least one camera image obtaining system having a third communication means for receiving said identification information transmitted from said first communication means, an image obtaining means for obtaining a second image data including the date and time information of photographing that indicates the date and time of photographing of said second image data obtained by an imaging device carried by said subject, and a second output means for outputting said identification information received by said third communication means and said second image data;
• a storage means connected to said plurality of photographing systems and camera image obtaining system for storing said first image data outputted from each of said plurality of photographing systems with said identification information received by said second communication means, said date and time information of photographing, and said installation site information being related thereto, and said second image data transmitted from said camera image obtaining system with said identification information received by said third communication means being related thereto;
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• a managing means for managing said first and second image data by sorting said first and second image data by each of said identification information.