Smartreg Guardian is a compact, “point and capture”, digital camera system designed to automatically read vehicle license plates for intelligence monitoring, surveillance and enforcement. The system permits police enforcement agencies to rapidly deploy vehicle recognition cameras without any special setup or configuration requirements.
Managing director Graham Fogarty said traditional ANPR systems “typically operate from within the police vehicle or from a fixed installation”.
“Smartreg Guardian’s simple plug-and-play design offers a new level in portability flexibility not seen before in the industry,” he said.
Independent system
It is powered from a compact battery source allowing the system to operate in both urban and rural locations, independent of an existing mains power supply or fixed telecoms. The system uses integrated IR illumination to operate both day and night.
Vehicle data, recorded by the system, is transmitted wirelessly, either locally, to a mobile display terminal, laptop or handheld device, or remotely, via GPRS, to a regional office for processing. Integrated GPS ensures that all recorded images are geographically tagged to identify the location of the vehicle for evidential purposes.
With multiple systems working together, Smartreg Guardian can also be used to provide average speed measurements and real-time vehicle statistics. It is compliant to UK police NAAS standards.
“ANPR continues to provide a very effective policing tool in denying criminals access to the roads,” Fogarty said. “With Smartreg Guardian, police enforcement and traffic agencies can rapidly deploy systems to a given location and receive real-time information on all vehicle activity instantaneously. Particularly in the run up to the London Olympics, we believe Smartreg Guardian will play a vital role in crime prevention and the monitoring of criminal activity.”
