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Recon
ANPR is the complete
reconnaissance solution
for applications requiring
number plate recognition.
The data collected by
Recon ANPR is supported
directly by the Recap
Data Manager allowing
captured information
to be presented in full
for event review.
Building
on the existing robust
video capture and analysis
software developed by
plettac, Recon ANPR
extends functionality
to allow:
 Detection
of number plates
Real-time
check against small
or huge databases
(in excess of 100
million entries)
Multiple
reject/accept/action
lists
Remote
or local information
access
Storage
and/or transmission
of triggered video
sequence and/or images
Wide
tolerance for angle
and skew of plate
Configurable
plate formatting for
both local and international
support
Using the powerful phoenix engine, Recon ANPR delivers efficient and
robust number plate recognition ability to both local and remote sites.
As number plates are scanned, data can be produced in the form of
data files, picture files and video footage. 
This data is then transferred in real time
or by means of batch transfer
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for automated import into
the Recap Data Manager.
The collected information
can then be reviewed and
acted upon by any designated
user of relevant authority.
With powerful functionality
combined with ease of
use, Recap ANPR delivers
a cost effective solution
from end to end. On site
configuration is achieved
through a simple step
based calibration wizard
which automates all but
the simplest of conformation
questions. This process
not only allows a complex
software system to be
installed in an efficient
manner but reduces engineer
training costs and time
spent at point of capture.
Correct initial installation
reduces cost of capture
site re-visits and the
reliability of the captured
information.
One of the most common
problems with ANPR systems
is the unwanted ability
of the recognition neural
network to read road signs,
embedded overlay text
or other text present
in the video stream. plettac provides a very
powerful but easy to use
masking tool for configuring
those areas that are to
be ignored during the
recognition phase of operation.
With the combination of
‘Region of interest’
(ignore everything but
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this area) and ‘mask
areas’ (ignore this
area), the most complex
video scene can be managed
to avoid misread data.
Mask areas are not limited
to single blocks of square
or rectangle areas but
multiple, separate polygon
areas are easily defined.
The Recon ANPR application
interface is simple and
clear and has two distinct
modes of operation, unattended
mode and attended mode.
In unattended mode the
system has no need to
waste processor time displaying
captured information as
this mode indicates a
system installation that
is most likely at the
roadside or other unattended
area. Attended mode operation
gives the user indications
of recent captured plates
and visual conformation
of plate capture. Mask
areas can be viewed in
real time and system performance
monitored easily and quickly.
Authorised personnel can
switch attended and unattended
modes in real time to
allow review of roadside
systems.
To increase efficiency
and accuracy of number
plate recognition, plettac has implemented
a robust vehicle detection
system. Recon ANPR can
use this system or interface
to any other trigger (radar
or loop) to aid the accurate
capture of number plate
information. In practice,
the vehicle detection
system is perfectly adequate.
Vehicles travelling in
excess of 130mph have
been successfully captured
and the number plate correctly
read. Due to the flexible
approach to hardware support
by plettac, specialist
cameras and frame rates
can be supported if more
extreme video data needs
to be captured and analysed.
Should
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communications fail between
a remote roadside system
and any designated data
centre, diagnoses of the
roadside machine may be
achieved without even
opening the roadside cabinet.
plettac provide a
secure Bluetooth connection
option allowing wireless
system diagnosis by engineers
from a distance in excess
of 10 meters. Most diagnosis
can be achieved without
even leaving your vehicle.
All collected data can
be automatically channelled
to a designated support
system or seamlessly imported
into the Recap Data Manager.
The provided data is stored
in an industry standard
SQL interfaced database,
allowing Recap to present
the data to the user in
a simple and efficient
manner. Recap Data Manager
is designed to present
data in a way that promotes
speedy but accurate processing
by the user. To find our
more about Recap, chose
the Recap Data Manager
from the products menu.
Applications of Recon ANPR
Bus
lane enforcement
Red
light enforcement
Access
control
Speed
cameras
Toll
booth
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Petrol
forecourts
Stolen
car alerts
Traffic
surveys
Border
control
Road
tax avoidance
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Car
Park Monitoring
Airport
Security
Container
Identifiaction
Guest
Notification
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Unprecedented reliability
due to neural network based character recognition |
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Support for slow infrequent
traffic to fast moving frequent traffic with speeds exceeding
130 MPH |
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International plate
formats or restrictions |
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Real-time number plate
searching against multiple small or huge databases |
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Capture, storage and
viewing of number plate and wider overview images (single
images or video sequences) without the requirement of multiple
camera views |
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Initiate automated responses such
as opening of barriers, email, SMS messaging, or image transmission
to central locations |
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Ability to perform under all lighting
and weather conditions |
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Reliable adaptive video motion
detection |
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Multiple capture hardware manufacturer
support or developed support for required capture hardware |
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Audio overlay from capture card
or from separate audio device |
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Comprehensive decision scripting
language allowing flexibility of customer requirement |
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Dynamic frame storage allowing configurable
pre and post event recording of both video and frame data |
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Fuzzy logic data creation and search
functions increasing data accuracy under extreme conditions |
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Frame marking and captioning in
video including frame number, time, date, location and any
desired fixed text |
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Region of interest processing with
polygon exclusion regions to allow areas of the video stream
to be ignored by processing modules that may be sensitive
to those regions. For example masking of road signs to avoid
ANPR misreads |
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Disk space monitoring with alerts |
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Remote viewing of video source
across PSTN, ISDN, LAN, WAN, Intranet, Internet and Bluetooth |
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Many image storage and compression
types to choose from including RAW, TIFF, PNG, JPG, JPG2000
or any required proprietary format |
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Choice of industry strength Encryption
including DES, Triple DES, AES (Rijndael), Skipjack and blowfish |
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Many video storage and compression
types to choose from including RAW, Video1, Indeo, MPG1, MPG2,
MPG4, Wavelet and Mjpeg2000 |
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Video and data transmission across
PSTN, ISDN, LAN, WAN, GPRS, GSM, Intranet and Internet |
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Multiple language support |
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Archive/backup to any
reliable media |
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