License plate recognition - Case studies

Synergy 3 will ensure that operators can immediately react to footage with responsive camera control Two London boroughs have selected Synectics’ Synergy 3 command and control platform as part of significant upgrade projects to enhance public space surveillance capabilities. The London boroughs of Bromley and Merton have a collective population of over half a million, making public safety a priority and a challenge. Both face unique demands on resources. As London&...

Videalert platform is a multipoint solution that integrates with existing analogue and ONVIF compliant digital megapixel cameras Leeds City Council is expanding the reach of its CCTV enforcement network to a further six sites as a direct result of the improvements that the Videalert-based system has delivered over the last four years. The council will now be enforcing bus lane contraventions at thirty sites throughout the city and expects to achieve further reductions in the n...

The new installation employs Fluidmesh VOLO 2x2 MIMO-based wireless radios 3200 Base radios The Willow Lane Trading Estate in Surrey, England, a well-established centre of commerce and industry for many years, houses over 150 businesses and employs over 2,500 people. When they were required to upgrade their existing analogue video surveillance system, the Business Park chose the wireless solutions from Fluidmesh Networks to meet their needs. The consultant on the project, Gar...

In total, the hotel has installed 75 units comprised of different camera types from the Dahua Eco Savvy 2.0 series The Villa d’Este has been nestled in Cernobbio for almost 150 years. It was built in 1568 as a private residence and was transformed into a hotel in 1873. The Villa itself is a great example of Renaissance architecture and its luxurious rooms are located majestically along the shore of Lake Como. For years, many international awards have been bestowed upon V...

Genetec Security Center combines video surveillance, access control, ALPR systems into one central monitoring The challenge The City of Lakeland in Florida has recently standardised its security operations with Genetec Security Center, a unified security platform that combines video surveillance, access control and automatic license plate recognition systems into one central monitoring and management platform. Located between Tampa and Orlando, the City of Lakeland is home t...

Securitas has entered into 10-year partnership worth £31million to improve services Securitas has entered into a ground-breaking 10-year partnership to provide security and reception services to the University of Hertfordshire. The partnership, worth £31million over 10 years, was awarded as part of a long-term initiative that will see the organisations work closely together, improve service and save the University, based in Hatfield Hertfordshire, around &poun...

The project enables Genetec to demonstrate its latest unified IP security solutions in a simulated control room Leading control room furniture manufacturer, Winsted has supplied a customised console solution at the Genetec UK Solutions Centre, located in Reading, UK. The project enables the physical IP security solutions provider to demonstrate the very latest in their unified IP security solutions in a simulated control room. For over 15 years, Genetec has led the developmen...

A key priority was to reduce incidents of theft, which were becoming an issue for the 200+ businesses based on Clacksfirst’s sites Clacksfirst, a Business Improvement District (BID) managing ten business parks and industrial estates across Scotland, has reported a 50 per cent reduction in crime after the installation of an innovative IP-based Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) solution. Axis Communications and partner, IP video integration specialists Boston...

Raytec’s VARIO i4 units are equipped with holographic lensing with hot-spot reduction technology (HRT) Raytec illuminators have been put to an exciting use by the police force of Bogota, Colombia. With a growing need for accurate, reliable and mobile licence plate capture to combat speeding in areas with no fixed monitoring, Bogota police cars were outfitted with licence plate cameras from IndigoVision, and VARIO Infra-Red illuminators from Raytec. A mobile and highly f...

Arecont Vision cameras provide clear images of Suez Cement sites and license plate recognition in some areas Customer Suez Cement, the largest cement producer in Egypt, operates an industrial network of five cement production facilities in Suez, Kattameya, Tourah, Helwan and El Minya. The company has a long-standing history in the Egyptian market and is innovative in launching new brands and products to meet market needs. The company’s five plant facilities use state-of...

QSG integrated antennae, radio and lightning protection into compact radio units Across the UK, ANPR cameras provide the police with critical data for crime prevention and prosecution. Retrieving this data quickly, securely and cost-effectively - from fleets that often stretch across whole counties - is a challenge many forces face. At Cleveland Police the response to this challenge seemed obvious. The Force explored technical options and specified a solution that would invol...

ACTi's Mobile Vehicle solution provides active monitoring and displays a live feed in-vehicle to deter criminal activity Today, Mobile Security has become much more significant for many reasons. Passengers, drivers, fleet operators and managers are each looking for a means to increase personnel and passenger safety on the road, protection against false accusations or insurance scams, and cargo security. ACTi’s Mobile Vehicle Solution is designed for use in environments...

VIVOTEK cameras provide information for identifying vehicle licence plate numbers in outdoor and indoor spaces Background Cheung Hing Electronic Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., a system integrator in Hong Kong working with VIVOTEK distributor EverBest Technologies, recently completed implementation of a surveillance system for ensuring public rental housing security for Kai Tak Development, which is a huge and highly complex development project planned by the local governme...

Genetec’s Security Center enabled NEC to integrate its video surveillance with Omnicast and traffic management with AutoVu Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions, announced that Europe's busiest exhibition centre, the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, UK, recently completed installation of Genetec Security Center as its unified security platform to manage its integrated securi...

The new parking system will feature Genetec's AutoVu license plate recognition system Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions, recently announced that the Company's AutoVu License Pay-by-Plate System has been chosen by the Borough of State College in Pennsylvania to become part of one of the country's first license Pay-by-Plate Parking (PBP) systems.  As the 12th most populous municipality i...

AutoVu allows parking enforcement officers to enforce time-limit regulations without leaving the enforcement vehicle The city of Aspen, Colorado, at an elevation just shy of 8000 feet, is a popular ski and snow destination resort. It draws a large tourist population every year, including a number of world-famous celebrities. Though the city, a four-hour drive from Denver, is home to a mere 5200 residents, it holds a bed base for 25,000 and imports around 13,000 workers per day...

The AutoVu Sharp LPR cameras are mounted on a vehicle to provide a mobile solution The City of Guelph, in Ontario, Canada is located 100 km west of Toronto and is home to 118,000 residents. The city has been named one of the country’s smartest communities and safest cities, and is ranked among the top ten places to live in Canada. Guelph is a single-tier municipality, meaning that the city itself is responsible for creating and enforcing all bylaws, including those perta...

AutoVu can be installed in two main licence plate recognition applications Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, was established in 1875, and has since grown to become the second largest university and largest religious-sponsored institution in the United States. The school lies 45 miles south of Salt Lake City and sits on approximately 560 acres at the base of the Wasatch Mountains. The university serves 32,000 undergraduate students, around 7000 of whom reside on ca...

A custom developed automatic license plate reading system was designed around Arecont Vision’s IP cameras Megapixel solution To improve entry and exit from the Rungis centre, Sogaris implemented a parking facility management system that included both a ticket-based parking facility management system for visitors and a ticket-free private parking facility system for clients. Two entry and exit lanes for the ticket-based parking facility were added and the two existing en...

Bosch license plate capture cameras get the plate of every vehicle entering and existing the property Licence plate capture nabs crooks Bosch license plate capture cameras have improved security across North America by providing effective vehicle surveillance and access control. At Rainbow Hotel & Casino in Mississippi, police used images from Bosch license plate cameras to capture a criminal who repeatedly preyed on vulnerable adults. The culprit had frustrated authoriti...

In the aim of increasing the effectiveness of the response capabilities of the CIAD (Central internal affairs directorate - head office of regional or city police) of Chelyabinsk Region as well as with the goal of recording video information from main points and critical facilities in Chelyabinsk, AxxonSoft Auto-Intellect was chosen through a tender organised under the SafeCity project. This is a scalable security ANPR system that incorporates license plate recognition capabilities and various d...

Servers running Axxonsoft software were positioned in small rented offices in the near proximity Kiev is a large city with a population of around 3 million people. Like any metropolis, the regulation of traffic flows in the urban centre is an important task. Its solution has been entrusted to a system powered by Intellect. Situation Traffic jams downtown and heavy traffic uptown To reduce congestion on the roads, the city administration enforced a range of special measures...