Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) or Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) refers to security cameras that have been around since the early 1980s to identify vehicles by license plate.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Surveillance cameras with license plate recognition were ...

Sterling Heights police Capt. Colleen Hopper maintains a file of “success stories” using Flock Safety street cameras that “read” license plates and vehicle features, often providing useful information ...

For nearly 25 years, UB distributed printed rear-view mirror hang tags to faculty, staff, and students as proof of their permission to park on UB campuses. A License Plate Recognition (LPR) system has ...