PlateScan Inc., a worldwide leader in automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology, announced today that it has entered into a strategic investment and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the broader Intelligence Community (IC).
In-Q-Tel’s funding strengthens PlateScan’s ability to rapidly advance its license plate recognition and data analysis capabilities and to develop important new products for commercial and government markets.
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The Houston, TX police department recently enlarged its PlateScan Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) fleet with the purchase of an additional seven units. This will expand its fleet to seventeen, making it one of the largest single agency deployments in the United States.
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Just minutes after the Lincoln Police Department incorporated a new crime-fighting device into a patrol car, it helped an officer make an arrest.
The device, an automatic license plate reader, can tell an officer immediately whether a vehicle has been listed as stolen or has an invalid plate. The software also will register whether the vehicle's driver might be wanted by law enforcement for a crime, a warrant or another reason.
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By Jake Phillips
The Valders Police Department made Wisconsin history recently with some new technology that has generated the interest of departments from across the state.
With the help of a $5,000 anonymous donation that funded the project, Valders Police Chief William Riesterer had the luxury of installing an automatic license plate reader that he feels is going to be the wave of the future and take off both nationally and throughout Wisconsin.
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The San José Police Department has contracted with Civica Software to add the PlateScanTM automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) system to the City’s already existing CrimeConnectTM information sharing system.
The result will be a seamless integration of crime intelligence, resulting in real-time searching for the vehicles of criminal by officers in PlateScan-equipped cruisers.
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CHANTILLY, Va. — May 23rd 2007 — GTSI Corp.® (NASDAQ: GTSI) announced that it has formed a partnership with Civica Software to add PlateScanTM, Civica’s powerful automatic license plate recognition software (ALPR) and hardware to GTSI’s existing enterprise Mobility and Physical Security solutions.
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"I have seen a lot of technologies come into law enforcement in my 35-year career, but this is one of the best." Mesquite Police Chief Gary Westphal.
"It's like putting four extra officers in a squad car who are extremely alert and have perfect memories,"
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PlateScan, a leading US manufacturer of Automatic License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology, today announced the launch of the most powerful and accurate LPR camera currently available. The PlateScan PSC-R5 dual infrared and color LPR camera offers advanced features that, together with the PlateScan software, enable it to simultaneously perform very accurate LPR functions from both the infrared and color modules embedded within the camera.
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Panasonic and PlateScan have combined to offer the most affordable ALPR system yet available. And, only through Panasonic’s reseller network can you get this advanced system (SYS-P-1). It is the most cost effective way to deploy a multi-vehicle ALPR system.
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To deter car burglaries and other not-so-merry incidents during the shopping season, LAPD is mounting an attempt to identify crooks before they make off with shoppers' presents. They've equipped a police cruiser and a Hummer each with a PlateScan license plate recognition system.
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The following includes an extract from a Wired Magazine article on License Plate Recognition at LAPD published in March 2006 and an extract from Commander Beck's (LAPD) speech in May 2006 at the Digital Cities Convention
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Police and Sheriff’s Departments across the country are recognizing the benefits of the PlateScan system. Civica Software is pleased to recognize a few new additions to the team.
They include among others the Police Departments of Costa Mesa, CA, Tracy, CA, Alhambra, CA, Vallejo, CA, Pomona, CA, Mesquite, TX, Fremont, CA, Reno, NV and the Los Angeles Sheriff Department’s stations in Paramount, Bellflower, Compton, La Mirada and Cerritos.
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The Houston Police Department, America's fourth largest, has selected PlateScan to provide them with Automatic License Plate Recognition following an extensive competitive technical review and RFP process. The order is the largest so far by any Texas police agency.
This continues PlateScan's string of successes in major US law enforcement agencies, including the LAPD, Los Angeles Sheriffs and Sacramento PD.
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Combining the power of PlateScan license plate recognition software with Panasonic's Arbitrator DVR sytem to produce a cost effective solution for Law Enforcement
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To protect Lower Manhattan NYPD studies London's 'LPR effort'
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The Los Angeles Police Department has deployed its first Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) mobile unit. Fully equipped with Civica Software’s PlateScan™, the car successfully hit the Rampart Division's streets on Thursday, January 20.
In the first six days of routine operations in the Rampart Division the PlateScan unit recovered 10 stolen vehicles and three arrests were made. The LAPD now reports that as of the end of September 2005, 35 operational stolen vehicles have been recovered.
Deployment to other LAPD divisions is expected soon.
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A Sacramento PD mobile unit will be equipped with a mobile 4-camera PlateScan unit complete with two forward facing externally mounted pulsed infra-red camera systems. Two rearward facing internally mounted video cameras will complete the installation.
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Martin Alper,Chairman of Civica Software, and Vaughan Clarke of Appian Technology PLC, announced from the River Terrace at the House of Lords, London, that PlateScan the Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology will be exclusively distributed by Civica Software in California with immediate effect.
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The NICB has purchased 3 PlateScan Software Systems to enhance its ability to recover a higher percentage of stolen vehicles. This is phase one of an expansion of its use of ALPR technologies.
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Having purchased a PlateScan system, Newport Beach PD Chief Bob McDonell successfully implemented a unique use of the ALPR technology at a local holiday DUI checkpoint.
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Nov 2, 2004 - Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. will spend 15 million pounds ($27.6 million) on License Plate Recognition Systems for the police, British Home Secretary David Blunkett said.
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