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RSS number platesThe Case for Server-Based Messaging Security Solutions
White Paper Today system administrators have a lot more on their plates than they used to have. A number of options are available for deploying a messaging security infrastructure. A number of... [30 Jun 2009]
'Police drowning in CCTV data': Acpo
News The ANPR uses optical character recognition to convert digital pictures of car number plates into characters, which are then held in a list. Ian Readhead, director of information for the Acpo Criminal... [18 May 2009]
Google's Street View gives UK its close up
News Google pointed out in its statement that the service "only contains imagery that is already visible from public roads", and emphasised that automated blurring technology was used to obscure faces and number... [20 Mar 2009]
Robots on the beat by 2084
News His research also predicts that autonomous police cars will appear by 2070, able to recognise speeding cars, identify number plates and automatically deduct fines from bank accounts, at the same time as... [13 Aug 2008]
Privacy concerns over Google Street View
News However, we tested the technology thoroughly before launch and I am confident that it finds and blurs the vast majority of identifiable faces and licence plates. Davies told ZDNet.co.uk on Tuesday that Privacy... [09 Jul 2008]
IBM Case Study: The City of Stockholm
White Paper IBM researchers delivered an OCR engine that significantly increased the number of license plates automatically identified in good weather - with still greater improvement anticipated during bad weather. [11 Jun 2008]
Scientists track bees with RFID
News Dr Nigel Raine, co-investigator on the project, said: "Previously we would use number plates to identify bees but it is error prone and would need someone sitting near each flower to visually identify... [28 Feb 2008]
London calls time on gas-guzzling vehicles with ANPR
News CCTV cameras photograph number plates as vehicles enter the area and match them with information on a number of UK vehicle databases. London's Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) is using automatic... [14 Feb 2008]
Wi-fi CCTV in parking tickets drive
News Westminster City Council is busy installing networked security cameras that can recognise parking permits and the number plates of offending vehicles. The cameras can now recognise parking permits and... [11 Sep 2007]
Police tap road cameras for crime-fighting info
News The government announced plans in 2005 to develop a national network of thousands of cameras that automatically scan car number plates and check them against police databases. Yesterday the government... [18 Jul 2007]
Will's Web Watch: Why I'm not in captcha rapture
Comment Imagine doing your driving test but when you get to the obligatory eye-test where, rather than being asked to read the number plate of a stationary car, your examiner picks a series of moving cars with muddy... [10 Apr 2007]
Stories of the month: December 2006
News RFID number plates to hit Malaysian highways They're in your clothes, in your season ticket for the footy, in pub tables, books and even strapped to tanks. Yes, those pesky RFID tags are getting... [27 Dec 2006]
RFID number plates to hit Malaysian highways
News RFID licence plates are set to be introduced next year by the Road Transport Department in Malaysia, according to reports. Authorities there are hoping the high-tech plates will curb car theft, with each... [11 Dec 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.11.06
Round-Up It used to be the case that the decent law abiding citizens of the UK could get caught speeding and be able to provide a false name and address, possibly even backed up by some false documents, forged driving licence and illegal... [24 Nov 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)... [20 Jun 2006]
