Originally posted by: 1prophet
	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by: MadRat
License plates should be protested if they fear prosecution so much.  Oh, yeah, its lawbreakers that oppose this one.  If people actually think they will track the movements among the general population then I've got a bridge to sell.  These scans are of parked cars, not moving ones.
Quite frankly this capability was built into license plates for my state three years ago.  They just haven't used it.
		
		
	 
The ability to track moving cars at high speed is already here.
Automatic License Plate Recognition 
The Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology installed in police cars ?reads? vehicle plates as they enter the view of a vehicle-mounted or roadside infrared camera, and checks them against a database for nearly instantaneous identification. The system runs continuously, automatically capturing images of license plates with a camera that works in nearly every lighting condition. 
Overview
Enhance your officers? safety and productivity while maximizing your department?s revenue with Motorola?s Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR). ALPR uses infrared cameras to automatically and continuously read vehicle license plates. It then checks the plates against an installed database for rapid identity verification. Your officers are free to focus on other police work knowing that they will be alerted only when a ?hit? occurs.
  
Automatic, Fast and Accurate
Automatically locate and match vehicle plates against wanted lists 
Conduct surveillance in any environmental setting, under varying light conditions 
Provides 130 mph relative capture speed with 90% accuracy 
New Back Office System Server (BOSS) Software 
Database formatting including ability to customize PAGIS screens and alarms based on system ?hits? 
Import of national and regional databases 
Ability to map all locations related to a single license plate to track movements 
Ability to cross reference perpetrator ID number (driver?s license, social security, etc.) with license plate database 
Wireless database updates with AirMobile Integration 
Update hot list database wirelessly with AirMobile over an 802.11 or MESH network 
No manual intervention is needed ? when a vehicle drives into a hotspot the list is updated 
Benefits
With Motorola?s Automatic License Plate Recognition, safety and productivity go hand in hand. While your officers are busy focusing on the demands of being in the field, ALPR is automatically checking license plates to alert them to potential felons, or other wants or warrants for various violations. Officers will know when to call for back up, and they are more easily able to identify parking scofflaws, stolen vehicles, license violations, etc.
Increase Situational Awareness
Officers are alerted if they are dealing with an armed felon 
They know when to call for back up 
When they approach a vehicle, officers know who and what to expect 
A Force Multiplier
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Automatically matches vehicle plates against wanted lists 
Facilitates Amber Alert and Be-On-The-Lookout tracking 
Identifies other wants and warrants 
Generate Additional Revenue 
Enables parking ticket enforcement 
Increases funds from collection of delinquent violations 
Helps recover money from drug interdiction 
Identifies stolen or wanted vehicles  
Details
ALPR offers programming flexibility, reliability in varied conditions and situations, and the speed and accuracy that your officers demand in their daily work. 
ALPR boasts a 90% accuracy rate and 130 mph relative capture speed. 
In addition to NCIC databases, the ALPR database can be programmed to include state and local wants and warrants for various violations. Officers also can enter plate numbers into the system for Amber Alerts or other immediate alerts. 
ALPR allows officers to conduct surveillance even under varied lighting and weather conditions. 
ALPR uses ruggedized, infrared cameras that connect to leading-edge optical character recognition (OCR) technology software. 
AirMobile integration provides automatic wireless database updates over an 802.11 or MESH network. 
Back Office System Software (BOSS) enables formatting of the database with customized PAGIS screens and alarms based in system ?hits.? 
National and regional databases can be imported through BOSS. 
BOSS facilitates cross-referencing of perpetrator?s ID numbers (driver?s license, social security number, etc) with the license plate database. 
BOSS also enables officers to map the location and track the movement of a single license plate.