Of elaborate software for automatic license plate reading, for purposes of road safety and practical parking management, there are more and more; each time more sophisticated.
Today, technology offers more and more tools to improve our lives, freeing and relieving us from the burdens of everyday life.
Apps for getting around the city, ordering takeout, checking vehicle timetables, searching for occasional benefits, and, indeed, for automatic license plate reading.
In this article, we will look at both those used by local police forces to ensure road safety and those used for smart parking management.
We will then look at the platform developed by Oltrematica, Levis, which allows law enforcement agencies to easily manage the parking problem in the city.
Automatic license plate reading tools: the features
Automatic license plate reading tools are designed to offer support with respect to parking management.
These are control and monitoring systems to regulate the transit of vehicles in parking areas.
License plate numbers are recorded on a database; and this enables precise and informed action on the flow of vehicles.
For the reading task, they often consist of state-of-the-art technology: high-resolution cameras, speed sensors, and artificial intelligence systems for precise image analysis.
Depending on how technologically the analysis mechanisms are implemented, it is possible to act on several levels, with extremely practical results.
Operations-previously slow and manual-are streamlined and made faster and smoother.
Let’s see which ones:
- Facilitate the entry and exit of vehicles in parking areas;
- They take action on safety and security of parking lots by registering all vehicles passing through them;
- Make timely intervention on unauthorized vehicles;
- catalog cars by model, color, make, and identify their nationality based on license plate.
Let us see, below, the main tools moving in this direction.
Parklio ANPR
It is a very sophisticated automatic license plate reading software, which would like to enable smoother and more convenient parking management.
The system is based on optical image recognition with a camera, so it automatically detects the license plate.
Parklio ‘s camera recognizes license plate numbers even on moving vehicles, allowing entry and exit in the face of any barrier.
Parking scanner
Parking scanner is n other interesting software solution for automatic parking management: it enables vehicle license plate detection by OCR camera reading.
After reading, the detector inside the camera sends the command to the bar to open.
This system allows the management of even very large parking lots.
License Plate Recognition (LPR)
Licence Plate Recognition is a software developed by Designa: entry and exit from a parking lot are recorded by a camera that uniquely links the license plate to a ticket.
It allows the possibility of enjoying some VIP services for those who, for example, use the parking lot seasonally.
Targa System
Targa System is an easy-to-install software: designed to facilitate road safety operated by police forces.
It is nothing more than a video surveillance device that can scan the license plate numbers of all cars passing through a given stretch of road.
The information issent directly to the Ministry of Transport‘s server, so that it can check whether the vehicle is reported stolen and whether the vehicle’s inspection and insurance policy are regular.
It can be installed either as an upgrade to established surveillance systems or as a detection device between patrol cars.
Police officers themselves can, in addition, install an app on their tablet so that they can directly frame the vehicle’s license plate.
Infotarga: automatic license plate reading accessible to all
Let’s turn to anAndroid app that is probably the best around among the license plate reading tools accessible to everyone.
Beginning with a license plate scan, Infotarga makes it possible to trace several pieces of information: insurance policy status and any reports of theft.
The interface is user-friendly and is available in both a free version-containing advertisements-and a premium version.
Lewis: Oltrematica’s platform for automatic license plate reading
Oltrematica has also developed its own automatic license plate reading tool.
This is Lewis: cloud-based platform designed for law enforcement to maximize checks on regulated and wild parking. Activities it performs by automating insurance and audit status information.
Below are the main features.
- It supports up to eight payment apps and boasts tremendous flexibility for any setting-from quiet resorts to bustling city settings.
- Usable on common smartphones and tablets by police personnel on foot, bicycle and scooter.
- The penalty notice is filled out and printed quickly using the platform system: cross-checking the data prevents the problem of false positives.
- Where necessary, an ANPR camera system, arranged on a tripod, can be integrated for checks on vehicles up to 120 km per hour.