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November 21, 2005
Using ANPR and CCTV to Track a Car
From the BBC:
A story on how Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) was used to track a suspected getaway car. In this case the ANPR was linked to a network of CCTV cameras that allowed the police to see the car. Its not clear is this was done in real time or with captured footage, but it is the natural progression of these types of smart camera systems. The story quotes a police chief that argues that these smart camera systems are the best investigative tool since DNA analysis. This means the cameras can and should be used (according to the chief) for:
"Denying criminals use of the roads denies access to the primary means of transport for a whole raft of criminal activity.
"It includes the transportation of drugs, stolen property and articles for use in crime, as well as transport for offenders to and from the scenes of crimes such as robberies and burglaries.
"The bottom line is that if a stolen vehicle comes into or out of Bradford city centre we will know about it."
Posted by rshah at November 21, 2005 07:58 PM
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