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'Police drowning in CCTV data': Acpo
News Ian Readhead, director of information for the Acpo Criminal Records Office, said last week that police were being overwhelmed by the volume of such data, and that one of his major concerns was that police did not have the capability to... [18 May 2009]
Virgin IT whisks travellers to departure in six mins
News Behind the scenes is a complex mesh of computer systems - responsible for limousine booking, seat reservation and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) - all controlled by Virgin's central Limo Drive Through System. [19 Dec 2008]
Photos: Cops use tech to point the finger of suspicion
Photo During Project Lantern, the system was used alongside automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) systems checks to verify the identity of people in vehicles flagged up as of interest to the police. According to Geoff... [24 Oct 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Vista gets down to business, caught on camera, ID cards…
Comment ANPR "ring of steel" watches over Manchester Readers were also busy commenting on the "ring of steel" automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) camera rollout in Manchester, while ID cards were a hot... [12 Jun 2008]
ANPR "ring of steel" watches over Manchester
News The network of 15 automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras cover main approaches to the metropolitan area. Mobile ANPR cameras used in Manchester over the past two years have already resulted in... [05 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Laptop losses, mobile ads, gas-guzzler charge, Vista backtrack…
Comment London calls time on gas-guzzling vehicles with ANPR Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Scary figures Government admits to 200 more laptop... [21 Feb 2008]
London calls time on gas-guzzling vehicles with ANPR
News London's Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) is using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology to limit the number of high emissions vehicles entering the city. The zone is designed to reduce the level of harmful diesel... [14 Feb 2008]
Tech leads to crunch time for uninsured drivers
News Record numbers of uninsured vehicles are being seized and crushed thanks to automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology, research reveals. The use of ANPR has led to more than 100,000 uninsured... [14 Nov 2007]
Escape the data management minefield
Comment Yet recent reports saw Home Secretary Jacqui Smith flouting Data Protection (1998) laws by letting the Metropolitan Police use automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) data for crime-fighting purposes. [13 Sep 2007]
Police tap road cameras for crime-fighting info
News Yesterday the government revealed that Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police have been excepted from parts of the Data Protection Act to allow the "bulk transfer" of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)... [18 Jul 2007]
Police National Computer gets a facelift
News The PNC was established in 1974 and supports the Phoenix national criminal record database, along with other services such as crime pattern analysis and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR). This excludes more than... [03 Apr 2007]
Overweight truckers stopped by tech checks
News The system combines Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and Weigh-In Motion System (Wims) technologies - electronic strips set into the road surface. If the lorry is carrying more weight than it should an alert is... [25 Aug 2006]
Number plate scanning vans in car tax crackdown
News The vans will be equipped with automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras that will scan car number plates and check them against the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's (DVLA) database of untaxed vehicles. [20 Jun 2006]
Photos: MOT database targets illegal cars
Photo Police can use the system to check MOT certificates, and the system will link in with automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) databases which can check against a list of vehicles without MOT certificates in future. [07 Apr 2006]
Crime fighting computer celebrates record traffic
News The increase in transactions is partly down to the PNC being linked into more systems such as the automatic number plate recognition system (ANPR) and the Airwave secure radio system, said PNC customer support manager... [09 Feb 2006]
