Automatic
Number Plate Recognition, ANPR for short, is referred to as Automated
License Plate Recognition (ALPR) in some parts of the world.
Both ANPR and ALPR are the same technology. In our webpage, we call
this technology ALPR.
The ALPR-specific camera and data processing unit collects, deciphers
and stores license plate image data, and all corresponding event
information. A license plate image is captured and processed by an
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software program. Click here
for Flash version of ALPR introduction.
ALPR Studies can help identify travel patterns and roadway
requirements, specifically areas that generate the most traffic.
They identify flow patterns, alternate routes, new streets and new
parking areas. Additionally they are integral in anticipating
present and future traffic patterns and/or problems.