Volume 4
EASY ACCESS TO DATA—NO NEED TO HIRE ADDITIONAL
May 2016 Edition
PlateSmart & Sentry Enhance Security
at Tampa’s AirFest 2016
PlateSmart ARES ALPR-based video analytics (Image courtesy of PlateSmart)
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Florida’s MacDill Air Force Base hosted visitors from across
the country last weekend and were treated to displays of
some of the most sophisticated aircraft in use by the United
States Armed Forces, as well as the most daring stunt flying
they are likely to see in their lifetimes as the base’s annual
AirFest air show returned for the first time since 2014. What
attendees may not have noticed was the advanced security
technology helping to keep them safe during the show’s twoday run. At AirFest 2016, the cornerstone of MacDill’s security
was the cutting edge in Automatic License Plate Recognition
(ALPR) technology, courtesy of Oldsmar’s PlateSmart Technologies. PlateSmart worked in partnership with Sentry View
of Melbourne, Florida.
PlateSmart provided its ARES ALPR-based video analytics
solution for use at AirFest. The software is a multiple award
winner for excellence in security technologies. It was connected to numerous cameras that were positioned in strategic
locations on the base. Many were previously installed on utility
poles, and others were mounted on specialized trailers from
Sentry View Systems. The entire deployment was accomplished in a few hours. When activated, ARES enabled the
cameras to function as license plate reader cameras in addition to their usual monitoring function. License plate numbers
and state jurisdictions from all vehicles that passed through
the cameras’ views were compared to law enforcement databases to check for possible wanted persons.
A multiple award-winner for excellence, the ARES solution
has broken new ground in ALPR-based video analytics technology. Because it is capable of processing video images in
full color, unlike older solutions that are restricted to blackand-white images due to their dependence on infrared light,
ARES can extract far more data from video than the competition. In addition to reading the license plate number, ARES
can recognize state jurisdiction, vehicle make, color, and type,
data which can help determine whether a license plate has
been stolen. It can also distinguish between commercial and
non-commercial vehicles. Furthermore, ARES provides advanced analytics for detecting suspicious vehicle movements
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