PlateSmart Technologies is a software based
license plate recognition
Automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR; see also other names below) is a technology that uses optical character recognition on images to read vehicle registration plates to create vehicle location data. It can use existing closed-circuit tele ...
(LPR) company based in
Oldsmar
Oldsmar is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 13,591. The Oldsmar name dates to April 12, 1916 when automobile pioneer Ransom E. Olds purchased of land by the northern part of Ta ...
,
Florida
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. The company's camera agnostic software uses a video camera and computer to identify and record license plates via
video analytics Video content analysis or video content analytics (VCA), also known as video analysis or video analytics (VA), is the capability of automatically analyzing video to detect and determine temporal and spatial events.
This technical capability is used ...
algorithms. The company employs engineers, mathematicians, video engineers, and law enforcement officers located throughout the United States. PlateSmart has an integrator in
Dubai, U.A.E. called Electronic Design.
PlateSmart's main product, ARES, integrates with existing hardware to create an LPR system. This technology has been utilized by law enforcement agencies, the US Navy, the
University of Miami
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, and
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Law enforcement
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July 2013 Florida Trend page 30 PlateSmart also designs applications to string LPR systems together, analyze LPR data, recognize patterns and form reports for users.
PlateSmart's software is also designed to integrate with other Video Management Systems (VMS) to alter product features and capabilities.
PlateSmart has partnered with the following integrators:
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Pelco
Pelco Incorporated is a U.S.-based security and surveillance technologies company, founded in 1957 and headquartered in Fresno, California. Pelco is a provider of security cameras, recording and management systems, software, and services. Pelco p ...
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Avigilon
Avigilon is a Canadian subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, which specializes in the design and development of video analytics, network video management software, surveillance cameras, and access control products.
Avigilon devices are assembled in ...
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Verint Systems
Verint Systems is a Melville, New York-based analytics company which was founded in 2002. The company sells software and hardware products for customer engagement management and business intelligence. Their products are designed to assist clien ...
exacq Technologies
*Milestone
OnSSI
Mavin Technologies
SureView
Vicon Industries
References
External links
Official website
Automatic number plate recognition
American companies established in 2004
2004 establishments in Florida
Companies based in Pinellas County, Florida
Software companies of the United States
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