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Vehicle registration plates may be automatically scanned with equipment, mountable on vehicles, that identifies an image characteristic of a registration plates, takes a photograph, and reads and records the registration number. [1]
In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [4]
Mission Hills will install cameras or automatic license plate readers, or both, at 10 intersections by the end of summer to help combat crime in the city.
The Associated Press reported in August 2011 that New York Police Department cars and license plate tracking equipment purchased with federal HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) funds were used to spy on Muslims at mosques, and to track the license plate numbers of worshipers. [130]
Sep. 10—TRAVERSE CITY — Automatic License Plate Reader cameras are almost fully installed in three Grand Traverse County townships. The ALPR camera installation by the Georgia-based company ...
Flock states its cameras and technology only captures data from vehicles, and the machine learning is specifically designed not to identify people. 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]
Some have worried the cameras would be placed in minority neighborhoods, while Lexington police have said they are placed throughout the city based on crime data. Lexington to pay $1.6 million for ...
Perceptics LLC is a developer and manufacturer of automated license plate recognition (LPR) equipment based in Farragut, Tennessee, founded in approximately 1978. John Dalton is the CEO. A large hack of their data exposed their operations, as well as the locations of installations.