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License Plate Recognition for

Law Enforcement

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IP-Based License Plate Recognition for Law Enforcement

Advancements in license plate recognition (LPR) technology

have enabled police agencies worldwide to apprehend more
wanted suspects and recover more stolen vehicles, all while
improving the safety of those on duty. Choosing the right
LPR system, though, is vital to ensure a reliable solution to
detect suspected vehicles and potential threats.

AutoVu System Overview

Hardware
Genetec ALllnVu provides ollicers th e mosl accurate and reliable AutoVu SharpX
LPR system in the indu stry, ensuring that t ho usands of plate s • Plate cap ture across three
c.,n be read effortless ly during each shi ll. Ava ilabl e as both lanes of traffic
lixcd ,111d mobile ca m era sys tems, Au loVu ha s been en gin ee red, • Up to 5,000 p late captures
tes ted, a nd prove n to meet the de mand s of law en force m en t per minute
• Plate captu re up to differentia l speeds o f 200 MPH
app li cat io ns.
(320 km/h)
• Sma ll est high -reso lution LPR camera on the market

Hardware
AutoVu Sharp
The AutoVu Sharp family onP-hased LPR devices lea d s the
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industr)' in li cense plate read rat es, e nsuring an effective solution veh icl e-to-veh icle
fur police operations. The Sha rp and SharpX a re Jesigned lo • On -board video
provide l he mus l accurate plate reads every shit'l , more plate compression and analytics
rea d s in bad wea ther, or at poor a ng les, and even at hi gh speeds. • Plat e capture up to diffe rentia l sp eeds of 140 MPH
Fro m vehicle mounted sys tems to lixed pcnmeler ins tallation s, (225 km/h)
• A ll -in-one so luti on w ith li mited wiring re quired
AutoVu enab les organizations to automate license plate
identification, and share crit ica l data amongst nflicers .

Software
AutoVu Pa t roller is the intuitive in -ve hi cle contro l interface
of the AutoVu sys tem, provid in g easi ly acce ssible fea tures for
Software
ulli ccrs onbua,d. and allowing them Lu monitor incoming read,
from LPR ca m eras. With to uch-enabled function s, training AutoVu Patroller
on the system is easy for operators of a ll levels of techni cal On-board navigation and mon itor ing inte rface . LPR
information ca n be se nt to Security Ce nter in real -time
expe rience.
through live transm iss ion .

Secu ril )' Ce nt er is Genetec's uni li ed secu ril y platforn1 that

prov ides real -time monitorin g of AutoVu even ts, a la rm
manage ment, as well as advanced data -mining and repo rting
capab iliti es. As license plate re ad s and hit s are ga th ered fr om
patrolling unit s in the field and from fixed Au toVu Sharp units,
information is relayed to Security Ce nt e r operators. In th e case of
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lixed .ipplicalions, nol only can operators monitor the incoming •~
rea ds from LPR cameras, but ca n a lso view live video that is
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cap tured from th e Sharp ca m era.
 IP-Based Lic e nse Pl a te Recogn ition for Law Enforcement

5 Reasons For Choosing AutoVu

Highest Accuracy Rate in the Industry
Backed by over 15 years' exp er ie nce
in LPR technology d evelopm ent,
and th e high es t plate ca pture
and recog nition rates in th e
indu stry, poli ce agencies tru st
AutoVu to identify all lice nse
plates within the ca m era's
field or view. By co111binin g
state -of-th e-art IP-ba sed LPR
cam e ra s and adv an ced sort ware
fea tures , AutoVu ens ures hi g hl y-
accura le vc rilica li un a na lys is lo provid e
oni cers wil h th e bes t poss ib le 111a tch or ever y licen se plale and
lo maximi 7e wantcd -vc hi ·le id e nl ili cation within datab ases or
ve hicl es of interest.
Ease of Use
Au to\lu is d esig ned tn au tomate and s implii'y the ve rill calinn or
li cen se plates aga in st multipl e hotlists, in creas in g the sarety of
nlli cc rs on patrol ll'it h J non -intru sive appli ca tion ih al allow s
th e 111 to focus on other c riti ca l task s, whi le alerting th em ,
a nd th e ha c koflice, when ihreals are d etec ted . To e nsure Lhal
op erators feel at ease w ith thi s LPR syste m, AutoVu prov id es a
u se r-fri e ndly inter race a nd features, includin g touch -enabled
fun c tion s , g raphi ca l maps, assoc ia ted image and tim e ca ptures
on eve ry read.
Purpose-Built, Real-Time Surveillance
W illi LPR ca111cra s e ngin ee red lu rn cc l the demand s ni'fi xcd and
mobil e law enforcemenl opera lion s , and a n adva nced feature
set lo support o lli ce rs on dul )', the Auln\lu sy., lc m is an idea l
cho ice for police age nc ies requiring a li cld -prnvcn l. PR so luL in n .
Beca use AutoVu is IP-based, use rs ge l rea l-Lim e surve illan ce and
idcnl ifi ca ti n n o i'pl ales, whi le oni ccrs ca n al so nrnnilor Lhc li ve
update of LPR i_nformatio n u sin g th e Secu rity Ce nter client.
Deploy as a Stand lone or Think Bigger
AutoVu ca n eas il y b e dep loyed as eith er a standalone syslem,
or in corporated within a g rea te r sec urity and s urveill a n ce
env irunmcnl. Un11i calin 11 wilh v ideo su rveilla n ce and access
co ntrol s yste111s is made easy within lh e Sec urity Ce nl e r
platform and il s v id eo and access contro l modul es, Omni cas l,
and S)'n c rg is. 'I hrnug h thi s s ing le app lica t io n , c il i<.: s and
poli ce agen cies ca n manage and m o nito r their LPR and video
survei llan ce fee d s, ge neral e con so lidated report s and ce ntrali ze
th eir alarm manage m ent.
Advanced Reporting and Data Mining Capabilities
Wh e n rev iew in g pl a le reads o r wh en rece iv in g n ew wani ed
vehi cle idcnlili ca l in ns, "nicers can easil y search Cm full <'r parlial
li ce nse pl ales from their ve hicl e. Opera lors can rapidly review
each hit correspo nding lo se arch es, as we ll as any assoc iated data,
in cludin g geog raphi c coo rd inates.
With Securily Ce nter, use rs can
ge nerate a lll)'r iad of LPR-related
reports th al are hi ghly intuitive
a nd provide o pe rators with
a g reald ea l of fl ex ibi li ty,
a ll owing !hem lo fill e r
results based on da te, tim e,
patrollin g unil, hotli st or
area, and mu ch m o re. Da il y
usage stati sti cs a nd logon
reporls can a lso be queried lo
retri eve hit and read stali sli cs, roul e
playback data , and invenlory in fo rmati on.
Thrnu gh ih<.: 11 se uC graphi ca l di splays, d ata is visual izcd and easi l)'
understood , as it is ove rlaid alop or maps pinpoinling each read,
hit , and ve hicle co o rdi nates.

AutoVu System Diagram

PATROLLER USB Key

Offload LPR data

SECURITY CENTER

Security Center Security Center

(LPR Manager Role) Client

• Configure
• Control
• Update
AutoVu License Plate Recognition
Key Features
Fuzzy Matching - Du e to e nvironm ent a l fa c to rs, suc h as dirt
or s now acc umul a ti on o n li ce n se plates, errors som etim e occ ur
in a read. 'Jhe li.1 zzy matching i"ealure en h ances vcr ili ca linn
wit hin Au to\lu to e nsure thal eve n ii" a read is imperfec t,
ope rators a re still ge tting th e best possib le matches of every
lice n se plate to the database of ve hicles of in te rest. Fuzzy
m a tchin g ana lyzes in complete lice nse plate reads , co nt a inin g o ne
or more errors, againsl a hntli , t and a ler ls lhe nllicer 111 case or
any po tential mat ch es.
In-Vehicle Mapping - Aul o\lu is equipp ed w ith intuiti ve
g raphical feat ures, including in -vehicl e mapp in g, to help ensure
,iccuracy and e n sure operators can remain effect ive whil e on
dut y. Accessible frurn w ilhi11 lh e vehi cle or th e backoflice, m ap
displays prov id e ope rato rs a n eas ie r m ethod to not o nly visualize
the local ion of a read hut a lso generates a speci li c local inn such as
a stree t address.
Wlldcard Hotlists - When on ly partial li ce nse plate numbers
are ava ilable lo idenlil'y a su spec t vehicle, ollicers ca n crea te a
wildcard hotli st database in orde r to rapidly identify potential hits.
NoliJicalions ui"hotli sl hit s ca n be iden tified with <lillerenl sounds,
co lors, and prioril)' assi gnm ent s than those oi"<lelinilc rnal ches.
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tes t on their ve hicl e.
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sales@genetec.com
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Covert Hotlists - Cove rt h ot li sts are available to en s ure th e
d isc re tion of a n on -goi ng invesligatio11 or spec ial opera ti on.
\Vhcn a hil is identified , o nl y the au lho ri zeJ o fli cer al Lh e
Secu rtl )' Ce nt er s lalio n wi ll he nnlilie<l , while lh e in -ve hicle
pal roller will not he a lerted. I hi s enables en forcem ent ollicials
to ass ign multipl e o bj ec tives to the vehicl e and backe nd sys tem s,
wh ile nol inl c rruplin g lht: priorit ies nfo01cers on <lttl)'.
Automatic Events and Alarms - O ffi cers ca n rece ive
a uto mated a larm s a nd events from th e A uto\/u sys tem wh e n a
black-listed, wan ted, or stolen vehicle is detected . ll1i s a llows
oniciab lo pr ior iti ze a nd respo nd to th e t!Ven ls d eemed rnosl
urgent.
Live Data Transmission - The AutoVu sys lc rn em un.:s ull1 cen,
are kept up -lo -date with the latest informa ti on.through the live
update ofLPR read s and hits. Us ing the Security Center cl ienl ,
olliccrs ca n rcrnolcly monitor n n c or more Patro ll cr uni ts, li xcd
Sharp cameras, ur s pecifi - hnt li s ls in rea l-time.
Third-Party System Integration - 'fhrough ils advanced SIlK,
Au LoVu can inleg ra le wi lh o lh cr sofl ware appli ca ti ons lo Iii
with111 ex ist in g work nows and nperalional pn>ccsscs.
What's Included
• A multi -ca mera LPR S)'S le m with in -veh icl e and
h,1ck-nll 1ce suit ware fur 60 d ar•
• Fu ll insl,1llatinn nf so ftware, vehicle cyu117nw11t,
a nd operator trainin g
• TechmL,tl and field suppoti for bll days
* C ustom ers must supply t heir own in-ve hicle computer
and back-end serve r.
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