Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision

Geoff Collins of Vysionics Intelligent Traffic Solutions talks about the near-term prospects of ANPR. The continued absence of a champion for its cause is preventing digital enforcement technology from delivering the true levels of cost-effectiveness of which it is capable, according to Geoff Collins, sales and marketing director of ANPR specialist Vysionics Intelligent Traffic Solutions.

Hi-Tech Solutions (HTS) has announced the VIR (Vehicle Identity Recognition) suite, a patent-pending technology which the company claims is a generation ahead of basic Licence Plate Recognition (LPR). The VIR suite recognises vehicle manufacturer logos (car make), car model, vehicle body and plate colours, country or state names and special icons on the plate itself (such as a handicap badge). HTS says the recognition capabilities of the numerous parameters identifying vehicles greatly enhance and improve v