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The cameras will be at or near intersections in Chatsworth, Northridge, Granada Hills, Sherwood Forest, Porter Ranch, West Hills and North Hills.
A project to document automated license plate readers arrives as more police agencies are using the surveillance technology.
Orange will install license plate readers and video cameras throughout the city to catch criminals traveling through the area and prevent future crime, city officials say.
The platform works by merging data from crime and arrest reports, automated license plate reader (ALPR), rap sheets and other sources. [22] This platform uses “tagging,” which allows officers to tag people, vehicles, addresses, phone numbers, documents, incidents, citations, calls for service, ALPR, and field interview cards of interest.
The software aspect of the system runs on standard home computer hardware and can be linked to other applications or databases.It first uses a series of image manipulation techniques to detect, normalize and enhance the image of the number plate, and then optical character recognition (OCR) to extract the alphanumerics of the license plate.
In addition, computer software is not considered a public record, while data and statistics collected (whether collected knowingly or unknowingly) by a government authority whose powers derive from the laws of California are public records (such as license plate reader images) pursuant to EFF & ACLU of Southern California v.
License plate readers offer searchable images of license plates, car types and even drivers' faces. But are they unfairly invading people's privacy? What you should know about those license plate ...
Flock has defended itself against "myths" about license plate readers. [52] Although Flock Safety claims their cameras reduce crime, opponents argue that there is no clear evidence for this. [53] In 2023, Atlanta police (Cobb County) credited a Flock license plate recognition system for helping them track down a gunman. [54]