Like many other areas of technology, perimeter security has seen huge advances in recent years and many technologies that were once the preserve of those with outlandish budgets are now becoming economical choices for a whole plethora of business owners. One of those advancements comes in the form of ANPR – or Automatic Number Plate Recognition.
What is ANPR?
Automatic Number Plate Recognition devices are mass surveillance devices that perform optical character recognition on images to decipher license plates.
First introduced in the 1980s to assist police forces with road traffic management, these devices are now commonly used across commercial industries to verify credentials, monitor suspicious activity, and log incidents.
The adoption of this new technology in the private sector is increasing as businesses look for ways to facilitate free-flowing movement without compromising their own security protocols.
How does ANPR work?
If used correctly, ANPR is positioned at key locations on a business’s premises. It is then able to use sensors to detect when a vehicle passes these checkpoints and trigger a snapshot of that vehicle’s number plate. This number plate can then be crosschecked with a database to identify the vehicle and the driver or log how long a vehicle has been on site.
How can ANPR benefit businesses?
Automatic number plate recognition systems can serve many purposes for businesses. First of all, they represent a huge deterrent to would-be criminals. If a criminal is known to the police or blacklisted on a database then the presence of these systems means that they are likely to avoid your premises. Equally, opportunistic criminals may be deterred by the fact that they could be easily identified and face prosecution in the future, should they commit a crime.
ANPR can be used in other ways too. It can be used as a traffic management tool, allowing or preventing specific vehicles into an area of your site, monitoring how long a vehicle has stayed in your site or allowing them to leave premises only if they have paid a surcharge.
Where the latest tech can often present a price barrier to businesses. ANPR can prove to be highly economical. Not only can it prevent the risk of costly criminal activity, but it can also reduce the need for manned guarding or reception staff as you can automatically whitelist specific vehicles to provide them entry to your premises.
ANPR systems are suited to a wide variety of industries and are commonly seen at shopping centres, car parks, petrol stations, schools, and industrial and warehousing sites.
accessGUARDIAN
Gateway Automation offers ANPR systems which are accompanied by accessGUARDIAN. This provides business owners with access to a specialist server holding crucial details of white-listed or blacklisted vehicles.
It enables them to fully control their automatic barrier and decide who can enter or leave their site. They also provide traffic monitoring services through eyeTRAFFIC – allowing users to search records of up to 25,000 registration entries by date time and location, along with access to high-resolution photos of vehicles.
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No matter the size or nature of your business, we can provide you with a free, no-obligation quotation and feasibility survey to assess the security requirements of your organisation.
For more information on any of the security options above, or for further advice on how to protect your business premises from criminals, please contact us here or call us on 01522 682 255.
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