Beware Of The Watchful Eye

Huma Siddiqui
Posted: Monday, Nov 10, 2008 at 0109 hrs IST
Updated: Monday, Nov 10, 2008 at 0109 hrs IST

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: to Girasole, the auto-detector mobile licence plate reader has been developed to meet the operating requirements of the Italian police force, by drawing on the technological capabilities of Elsag Datamat, a leading company in optical character recognition, video surveillance, IT and system integration. In order to provide flexibility, a portable unit has also been developed. Contained in a compact case, it provides all the components needed for installation in any vehicle. The latest version of the system also provides a touchscreen and an improved software interface that offers better operator interaction.

Girasole informs that an increasing number of US police departments are acquiring the auto-detector solution. With its ability to provide 60 images per second, the ALPR camera is designed to provide high quality license plate images to the law enforcement officers. “Our ALPR technology is currently installed and operational in both fixed and mobile applications at over 5,000 law enforcement agencies around the world. Over 250 federal and state agencies across the US have deployed these systems to assist in a broad range of missions,” he adds.

Meanwhile, another US-based company called PlateScan is hard-selling a similar video imaging and licence plate capture technology. PlateScan’s proprietary software is supplied installed on the PlateScan trunk mounted computer, which, in turn, is connected to several vehicle mounted cameras optimised for licence plate recognition. Every licence plate is compared to a list of ‘vehicles of interest’ associated with auto theft or parking violations, or any other licence plate-oriented databases, the police agency wishes to use.

Recently, PlateScan entered into a technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel, an investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support various activities of the Central Intelligence Agency and other intelligence outfits. Company officials inform that In-Q-Tel’s funding will strengthen PlateScan’s ability to advance its licence plate recognition and data analysis capabilities and to develop important new products for commercial and government markets....

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