August 12 2009
PIPS Technology recently stopped by Safety Vision headquarters to demonstrate their automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology for the law enforcement industry. Tony Burns, PIPS Technology senior account manager, took several Safety Visionaries on a ride-along in the PIPS police car, where we witnessed firsthand the usage and benefits of ALPR for law enforcement. As we learned, ALPR is used for:
- Stolen vehicle recovery
- Identification of felons or wanted individuals
- Monitoring school and playground perimeters for sexual predators
- Amber Alerts
- Identification of delinquent citations for revenue enforcement
- BOLO (Be on look out) suspects
- Crime scene intelligence and surveillance
- Monitoring of gang activity and locations
- Drug enforcement
The ALPR system captures and stores all license plates that the police vehicle passes while driving. Picking up thousands of license plates per shift, the system can capture plates with vehicle speeds up to 160 miles per hour. Providing historical data associated with license plates, the system alerts officers of potentially dangerous situations and gives a background for the officer to go by. ALPR is also used heavily for identifying those with outstanding traffic violations.
Used in conjunction with police car video systems, ALPR is the new rage in mobile law enforcement technology solutions. Those who are running from the law, watch out…!
Check out PIPS Technology’s Web site for more information on ALPR.
Interested in what really happens while at the scene? Go on your own ride-along by checking out law enforcement video clips on Vimeo and blutube.
