Here are a few key benefits that AutoVu license plate recognition offers you and your officers:

• Automate the verification of vehicle license plates against wanted vehicle or revoked license databases.
• Improve the recovery rate of stolen and wanted vehicles and apprehend more suspects.
• Increase the safety of officers on patrol with a non-intrusive application that allows them to focus on other critical tasks. 
• Cross-check every vehicle a patrolling officer passes whether or not they arouse suspicion.
• Strengthen the safety and security of your city by automatically detecting stolen vehicles, or those belonging to felons.

Wanted vehicle and felon identification

You are looking for warranted felons, stolen vehicles, uninsured vehicles, or individuals with revoked licenses, or on amber alerts.

With AutoVu, one or multiple lists of wanted vehicles can be added to the in-vehicle system. You can upload the lists at the beginning of the shift. Or, if you have wireless connectivity set up, the lists can be automatically downloaded throughout the shift.

As you are out on patrol, the AutoVu system will automatically read license plates of passing cars up to differential speeds over 200 MPH (320 km/h). Vehicle plates can also be read spanning up to three lanes of traffic on either side, or vehicles parked in parallel or at 45 and 90 degree angles.

If a plate read matches a wanted vehicle record, AutoVu will alert you with an audible alarm. AutoVu will also display a color image of the identified vehicle, its license plate, and the categories of interest. All you have to do is decide if you want to pull them over or call in for backup.

In-vehicle data-mining

Often enough, you probably receive new vehicles of interest from dispatch. So, if you are on patrol and need to review collected reads or track specific vehicles, AutoVu will let you do it from the in-vehicle system.

Simply search license plate reads and determine the date, time and location of the sighting from the AutoVu system. You can use a complete plate number or partial license plate number. All matched records are then displayed for you to review.

Back-office monitoring and reporting

With AutoVu LPR system within the Security Center, you can monitor license plate reads and hits from patrolling units from your office.

You can also generate performance reports per unit or for all units. This provides data such as the number of license plate reads, the category and number of hits or reasons for non-enforcing a hit. And you can even print all this information to use as evidence in on-going investigations.

Back-office data-mining and geo-fencing

Using the AutoVu license plate recognition system within the Security Center, you can conduct searches of vehicles based on factors such as date and time, complete or partial license plate numbers, one or more specific geographic areas, or type of hit. Or, search by other data associated with the hotlists such as VIN, make, model or year of the vehicle of interest.

All matched records are then displayed on the map. You can also select an area of the map to find vehicle reads or hits in a specific area of your city. Simply click on a record to view the information and associated images.

The precise reading capabilities of the AutoVu  LPR cameras ensure that you get the best results from your LPR system. Here is some information about our line of AutoVu LPR cameras:

 

The AutoVu SharpX is the latest IP-based license plate recognition camera designed for law enforcement. The AutoVu SharpX is the smallest high-resolution license plate recognition camera in the world. The AutoVu SharpX provides images with two to three times higher resolution than most solutions on the market today. This means you get more accurate plate reads every shift, more plate reads in bad weather, more plate reads at poor angles, or even more plate reads at high speeds.

Each AutoVu SharpX also comes with its own dedicated processor, ensuring that no matter how many cameras you install on your vehicle, they will all be working at their most optimal performance.

Read more about the AutoVu SharpX.

The AutoVu Sharp is the IP-based license plate recognition camera. This rugged LPR device precisely deciphers license plate numbers with some of the highest accuracy rates in the industry. The AutoVu Sharp is also portable so you can easily move it from vehicle to vehicle.

The AutoVu Sharp LPR camera conducts processing on the edge. This means all the processing and analytics are done inside the unit itself, making the solution compact and easy to install.

Read more about the AutoVu Sharp.

The AutoVu  license plate recognition system includes two main software components:

First, there is AutoVu within Genetec’s unified security platform, the Security Center. The AutoVu IP license plate recognition software within the Security Center gives you back-office management capabilities. You can access and review all data collected throughout the day for further analysis.

Then, there is AutoVu Patroller, the in-vehicle LPR software of the AutoVu system. You will be surprised at how easy the AutoVu Patroller is to use. With large buttons and touch-enabled functions, training on the system is a breeze for officers with all levels of technical experience.

Color, Sound and Priority Assignment to Hotlists – With AutoVu, you can assign different priorities to hotlists. Configure each priority with a different color and alarm tone. This gives you both a visual and audible alert to easily identify the type of hit and its importance.

Covert Hotlists – For covert investigations, you can create covert hotlists. When there is hit, only the officer at the police department that is using the AutoVu system within the Security Center will be alerted. The in-vehicle officer will not be alerted. This means you can ensure the discretion of an on-going investigation or a special operation.

Wildcard Hotlists – Create a wildcard hotlist database where only partial license plate numbers are included. This is particularly useful when a witness cannot remember the complete license plate number of a vehicle associated with a crime.

Image and Time Capture – With every license plate read, you get the image of the license plate, a color image of the vehicle as well as the date and time for additional evidence.

Map Display (Optional) – The system’s current position and the areas covered are indicated on the map as the vehicle moves. This allows you to maximize the use of the system by covering as much ground as possible during each shift.

Fuzzy Matching – The AutoVu system uses a fuzzy matching algorithm to compensate for possible errors in the license plate read, including misread, added or removed characters. This increases the probability of positively matching the plate against a database.

Wireless Data Transmission – The AutoVu system is wirelessly enabled for download of hot lists and permit data and upload of enforcement data from/to the AutoVu system within the Security Center.