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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]
The plaintiffs are challenging the state's widespread surveillance, which it collects through over 600 cameras.
RPD operates 26 automated readers that collect license plate and vehicle information including color, make and type. From rare to regular practice in just a few years Flock Safety got its start in ...
Anyone can download the data The News & Observer collected on the use of Flock Safety devices in North Carolina and across the country.
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.
A Flock Safety license plate reader, mounted on a pole under a solar panel. Raleigh police are using 25 of the company’s cameras around the city, and Garner has 15.
A Sedgwick, Kansas, police chief used Flock Safety license plate readers to track his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend’s vehicles 228 times over four-plus months and used his police vehicle ...
Automated license plate readers — whether it’s the Rekor system in Fayetteville or more than 100 cameras from NDI Technologies in Charlotte — are designed to gather evidence and help solve ...