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This handheld unit is equipped with an integrated camera and illumination, and contains the data logging application and the SeeCar WinCE recognition library ("HTS Inside").
The parking attendant or enforcement officer simply points the unit towards the plate and presses on a button. The unit then automatically scans and extracts the license plate, then loads the plate string into the application's database. The logged license plate information can be later off-loaded to an off-line application.
The portable unit can be used for license plate inventory, parking enforcement applications and parking data capture. It can also be combined with GPS system to provide additional location data.
For more information - see the Handheld LPR datasheet.
Several parking management systems have been installed across South Korea, in major industrial Companies (such as the installation featured below) and Universities (as in the next photo). The systems are based on SeeLane system and provide license plate information to the Client application - a parking management server.
The server application controls the parking systems: it either opens the gates for authorized members and employees, or calculates the parking fees according to the entry and exit events.
The following photo shows an access control in the main gate of a South Korean University.
The entrances to a gated community in Israel are monitored by a SeeLane based system, and controlled by a special networked client application. The system adds security and reduces auto-theft. The following photo shows one of the exit/entrance gates.
During the day all entry and exit events are recorded, and the gates are left open. At night, however, vehicles may enter only if the application matches them to an authorization list. At the exit gates, the tenant must additionally enter a predefined PIN number - which should match the plate number in order to grant the exit permit. Unauthorized vehicles or visitors are processed by the security officer stationing the booth or by the main security office.
Other gated communities have installed SeeLane systems, which grant access control to residents, and keep a record of all entries or exits. These systems increase the security of the community and simplifies the work for the security guard. An example of such installation in California is shown by clicking on the right thumbnail.
The entrances and exits of a large Office building in Haifa (Israel) are controlled by 11 external gate lanes and 4 internal parking lanes, all based on SeeLane systems. The following photo shows one of the entrance gates.
The systems are managed by a special central security management application. Authorized vehicles are automatically granted gate access, while visitors are approved in advance by an interactive voice activated menu. The guard can also manually open the gate for predefined cases, and the system will record such cases.
The security management application is a third-party software that was tailored for the requirements of the customer. It runs in the control room (shown below) and interfaces with the gate systems. It grants access control rights, enables the officers to log in records of the entry permits for non-authorized drivers, and keeps a history of the events. Additionally, the system analyzes the traffic flow and presents the results graphically. The officers may also scan the archives of the images captured in the gates.
The entrances and exits of the largest market in Europe (in Madrid, Spain) are managed by 19 SeeLane systems. The system handles trucks and private cars arriving to the market, increasing the security and the efficiency of the traffic flow. The system was selected among 8 vendors after reaching the best technical and commercial scores.
The following photo shows one of the gates, with stereo camera/illumination units (in yellow anti-vandalism enclosures) on both sides of the lane, an additional color camera to take an overview of the car (mounted on the signal pole), a red/green light to signal the driver, the gate's boom that is controlled by the system, and the guard's booth where the PC and display are located.
The guard collects entrance fees (from non-members) and handles cases of vehicles that match to a 'black' list. The system, written by our local rep, logs the entry and exit events to a central server, collects the data for statistical analysis, and presents traffic reports.
Note that this installation is using the new color image capture (available in the new SeeLane 6 release) used for archiving the overview of the vehicle or the driver face. The image is saved as a jpg file in addition to the recognition images. A sample is shown in the following animation:
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You can Download a Video clip of this installation. (Shows the booth display + plate image + color image, and the guard's entry in case of visitors or special cases).
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