A intelligent license plate reader, such as Alphanet Solutions’ citizen safety pointis a system based on ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) technology that combines cameras and artificial intelligence algorithms to identify, record and process in real time the license plates of vehicles circulating through the controlled point.
Therefore, and unlike conventional readers, intelligent models are not simply video cameras, but devices that allow for more proactive actions in terms of citizen security.
How does a smart license plate reader work?
The operation of an intelligent license plate reader consists of:
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Image captureThe system uses a high-resolution camera to photograph or videotape the different vehicles circulating in the controlled space, with a reliability close to 100%. The system identifies the make, model, color and type of vehicle, as well as the direction of travel and an estimated passing speed, detecting inappropriate or dangerous vehicles.
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Character recognitionThe system can read license plates in most countries and also special license plates. The system can read license plates from most countries as well as special plates.
Alphanet Solutions’ smart license plate readers operate in adverse weather conditions, such as backlight, fog, rain, low light or darkness, and can be associated with an environmental camera to further improve vehicle and scene identification.
What is a smart license plate reader for?
A smart license plate reader brings benefits to municipalities in terms of both public safety and mobility:
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Real-time informationAlphanet Solutions’ citizen security point sends automatically, and in real time, all the data it records to a server in the cloud.
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Security perimetersstrategically positioned at the entrances and exits of the municipality, as well as in interior hot spots, the intelligent license plate readers allow the creation of perimeter shields against crime.
Benefits of connecting smart license plate readers to the ADM platform
The public safety and mobility benefits of smart license plate readers can be enhanced if they are connected to data management and exploitation platforms, such as Alphanet Solutions’ AlphaDataManager..
Citizen security
The combination of license plate readers with AlphaDataManager contributes significantly to improving public safety by enabling local police forces to anticipate crime or, if it has already occurred, to prosecute it more quickly, as well as to assist in investigations.
- Real-time alerts of stolen or suspicious vehiclesThanks to this function, officers can be alerted when a car associated with a crime, or with a search warrant, enters the municipality. For example, the Local Police of Castellbisbal (Barcelona) arrested four people who were trying to rob companies in the municipality thanks, in part, to the real-time alert they received from the AlphaDataManager platform..
- Support in investigationsThe information provided by this technological solution also allows local police to collaborate with other security forces in different investigations, as is the case of the Local Police of Tordera (Barcelona)which, thanks to it, has managed more than 200 collaborations with other police forces.
Mobility
The fact that a municipality has installed systems of this type connected to ADM adds great value to urban mobility management, since the information they collect allows the design of public policies based on data.
- Control of access to restricted areas or ZBEsThese zones regulate the access and stay of vehicles on public roads and in municipal parking areas, facilitating the sanctioning of those whose transit is not authorized or who do not comply with the restrictions.
- Analysis of traffic and mobility flowsTraffic and mobility flow analysis: records how many vehicles access the municipality, in which time slots, how often and from where, making it possible to detect congestion points and identify relevant mobility patterns.
- Intelligent parking managementThe readers can be integrated into regulated parking zone control systems (blue zone, residents, loading and unloading, etc.), detecting whether a vehicle is authorized or has exceeded the time allowed.
Road safetyThe new road safety systems: they can identify unusual behavior, monitor average speeds between stretches and collaborate with the local police to reduce accidents and infractions.
