Skip to main content

Tattile OCR system for Myanmar tolling

Stop-and-go system uses embedded optical character recognition cameras
By David Arminas March 12, 2025 Read time: 2 mins
Traffic in Myanmar (© Wallis Yu | Dreamstime.com)

ANPR specialist Tattile has launched its licence plate recognition camera for stop-and-go tolling in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).

The south-east Asian country is steadily moving towards digitalisation, according to Tattile, and the new set-up uses the Italian manufacturer's licence plate recognition camera with the embedded optical character recognition (OCR) system.

Tattile’s Stark OCR technology -  entirely developed in-house - ensures the precise reading of licence plates, even under challenging conditions, including those that are particularly detailed, filled with tiny details or have different colours.

The OCR has been customised for Myanmar to meet the country’s requirements, including variations in plate designs, road conditions and infrastructure, lighting and weather conditions. 

Tattile said its solution has a 97% accuracy rate and a reduced execution time of up to six transits per second. 

The contract in Myanmar requires a colour version of Tattile's Vega53, which has an integrated high-power visible light illuminator to support demanding performance and optimal reading.

The system includes standard features such as embedded ANPR, colour vehicle images, optical speed evaluation and the ability to read Myanmar’s black and non-reflective licence plates. 

An extra-sensitive sensor mounted on the Vega53 context camera ensures quality images even in low-light conditions. The modular system architecture allows for easy customisation of the hardware platform according to each application’s complexity.

Stop-and-go tolling charges vehicles a toll based on the distance they travel on the road. Vehicles stop at a toll booth and pay before proceeding on their journey. This is achieved by using a combination of cameras and electronic sensors to track vehicles as they enter and exit the tolled area.

The system calculates the distance travelled and charges the vehicle’s account accordingly.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Bus lane enforcement reduces costs, journey times
    May 4, 2012
    The Southcote Lane site in the UK town of Reading is a notorious shortcut for motorists travelling into the town centre. The resultant congestion at the end of the bus lane, when motorists tried to re-enter the main traffic flow, caused congestion and disruption to bus timetables. Reading Borough Council wanted a cost-efficient, effective solution to accurately capture bus lane violations and improve bus travel times. Reading became the first local authority in the UK to deploy Siemens's LaneHawk fully auto
  • Options abound for road weather sensing
    September 6, 2017
    Meteorological organisations invest millions in super-computers to crunch data for ever-more accurate forecasts but inherent unpredictability means that other methods of alerting drivers and road authorities to fast-changing weather and highway conditions are essential. For years, static weather sensors to measure factors such as surface water, ice or high roadway temperatures have been embedded in highways to provide such data. But that is changing.
  • Latest ANPR technology from Vysionics
    April 26, 2013
    UK-based traffic solutions provider Vysionics is launching Vector, its latest ANPR camera which the company says captures and reads vehicle number plates across two lanes in all conditions. The camera provides a common platform for multiple ANPR applications, including average speed enforcement; bus lane enforcement; level crossings and red light enforcement; yellow box violations; tolling; and journey time measurement Vysionics states that Vector combines a wealth of ANPR experience into a single, highly c
  • WIM industry ponders certification challenge
    April 29, 2019
    It’s hard to pin down the world of Weigh in Motion. Adam Hill asks five of the sector’s leading players about current developments – and whether problems with certification will ever be solved