Automatic licence plate recognition system interoperability helping to nail criminals in SA

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Licence-plate scanning camera explosion in South Africa

Licence-plate recognition (LRP) cameras are growing in popularity in South Africa due to their capability to identify and pinpoint vehicles used in criminal activities.

The technology has been used for many years at various security checkpoints, including at entrances to estates, office parks, and parking lots.
 
There are also plans to repurpose e-toll gantries in Gauteng for fighting crime and potential average speed over distance measurement.

The cameras on these gantries already support LPR but it is unclear whether they will be interoperable with other systems.

MyBroadband asked Vumacam whether it had been approached or was interested in taking over these cameras to add to its network in Gauteng.

The company would not confirm either possibility but said it was in constant discussions with the province to enhance safety and security through technology.

“We are working closely with the province to see how we can use existing and new infrastructure to ensure maximum impact,” Vumacam said.

Just imagine how useful the e-toll gantries could have been as a tool if the gantries had been at all GFIP entrance and exit points (highway and off/onramps) instead of these 10km apart useless BS that criminals can easily avoid.
 
I tried to get info on a car in a hit and run in 2020 from them and they referred me to the security company that manages the cameras at that intersection. The security company, a well known national company, told me they do not assist with those cases. I am still waiting for the police to investigate the incident and catch the fkr. Never going to happen.
 
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