DEMOS

 LPR Demo of RSA Customised Plates. zip (3 MB)

 LPR TRAP (ZIP 3 MB)

 LPR SA DEMO (1 MB)

 SPEED DETERMINATION DEMO (2 MB)

SeeLane Install V6.1

Mobile LPR Player

 

Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) for Law Enforcement

KZN gets high-tech speed cameras

High Tech Crime Fighting

New speed monitoring system tested

Road Block LPR Solutions

DEMOS

 LPR Demo of RSA Customised Plates. zip (3 MB)

 LPR TRAP (ZIP 3 MB)

 LPR SA DEMO (1 MB)

 SPEED DETERMINATION DEMO (2 MB)

SeeLane Install V6.1

Mobile LPR Player

 

Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) for Law Enforcement

KZN gets high-tech speed cameras

High Tech Crime Fighting

New speed monitoring system tested

Road Block LPR Solutions

DEMOS

 LPR Demo of RSA Customised Plates. zip (3 MB)

 LPR TRAP (ZIP 3 MB)

 LPR SA DEMO (1 MB)

 SPEED DETERMINATION DEMO (2 MB)

SeeLane Install V6.1

Mobile LPR Player

 

Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) for Law Enforcement

KZN gets high-tech speed cameras

High Tech Crime Fighting

New speed monitoring system tested

Road Block LPR Solutions

 Arrive Alive LPR Tender

Here is a POSSIBLE solution for surveillance & LPR as required, for the 18/9 vehicle systems made up of MULTIPLE cameras per vehicle.  GENERAL OVERVIEW 

This solution is based on the answers received from Ashref Ismail & Gerrie Botha : Director Research & Development 

LPR Introduction letter (WORD DOC)

DVR Introduction letter (Word DOC)

ROAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CORPORATION RFP

 LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR THE ARRIVE ALIVE

PATROL CAR PROJECT

 BY:

1. Introduction

 I-CUBE is pleased to introduce our digital license plate recognition or automatic number plate recognition system for Arrive Alive Patrol Cars and would like to offer the following proposal from HIGH TECH SOLUTIONS, the world leader in OCR (optical character recognition). "Hi-Tech Solutions" is a System & Software development company that is engaged in various computer-engineering activities since 1992. Its main line of business is design and development of advanced image processing systems.   The company specializes in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) systems in harsh environments. The company uses Neural Network Technology and unique image-processing algorithms it has developed. The company supports its products by a range of hardware subsystems and software applications. 

The HIGH TECH SOLUTIONS vehicle surveillance solution is currently used in over 1000 sites worldwide, including over 30 local municipalities. This is a market leading ANPR solution providing reliable and quality images that interact with a central Back Office Facility (BOF).

 Despite many company’s claims, there are very few products working effectively within the South African complex license plate environment; it is important to check that full LOCAL references are given.  With more sites and systems installed in SA than all the competitors together, I-CUBE and HTSOL are the default leaders in South Africa.

 HIGH TECH SOLUTIONS has been manufacturing and developing Digital recording solutions for more than sixteen (16) years. Major activates include:

 - Image Processing product line: a family of OCR products have been developed for transportation and security applications ("SeeCar", "SeeContainer" product lines).

 -  Windows Software product line: The company has developed Windows-based software products, which also support its image processing products. (Additional Operating systems include Linux, WinCE and RtDOS for various products).

 - Hardware product line: The company develops and manufactures a series of subsystems that support its products.

I-CUBE (Integrated Intelligent Imaging) was appointed as the exclusive distributors for Hi-Tech Solutions, a system and software company that develops cutting edge optical character recognition (OCR) solutions by implementing the company's unique image processing software and hardware in a wide range of security and transportation applications. The technology is based on computer vision: the systems read the camera images and extract the identification data from the images. The recognition result is then logged together with the images. This is the main advantage of vision-based recognition: the records include both the image plus the extracted result ("Seeing is Believing").

I-CUBE has installed a few select ANPR solutions into the local market (including with SPOORNET, AVIS, Toll roads, vehicle logging and high security applications).

SPOORNET HEAD OFFICE 2 Lane LPR system for access control and logging at SPOORNET head office        R220 000.00      2004 

AVIS    6 site (multiple lanes per site) LPR for logging vehicles at JHB, DBN and Cape Town Airport’s and AVIS service areas.       R1,2 million            2002

 POTCH University. It is used for gate control and theft prevention. The license plate of the entering cars is recorded along with the driver face. This data is compared to the information at the exit and the guard can see that the person at the entrance to the University was different than the person driving the car out. The system also provides statistics and data logging, as well as an on-line surveillance of the gates.  After the installation of this system the number of thefts decreased sharply.

  SEE FILM is installed in a traffic police violations processing center in Pretoria, South Africa (in conjunction with Labat Traffic Solutions using the Startrap Intelligence violation data processing system). It is used to automate the process of handling the fine processing (a fast turnaround from film to fine). The application reads both the license plate off the frame - together with violation information.

 A sample violation is shown in the following photo. The frame, read from the film, includes the view of the car, the vehicle plate, and the violation information - which includes the date, location and speed, and is attached in the upper-right corner.

 Toll road system in South Africa. The license plate is read and used as a key to fetch the vehicle information from the toll database. The information is compared to a swipe card which is used by the driver. This integrated system reduces fraud and increases the toll income.  

The toll system is based on a multi-lane (SeeLane) system which reads and verifies the plate data and sends a message to the toll control application. This application uses the recognition information to obtain the vehicle data, which is matched to the swipe card information. The results are displayed to the operator and also sent to the control room for further processing of the frauds, and long-term data logging. 

This system is installed in hundreds of border crossing lanes around the border of a European Country, and performs automated monitoring of the vehicles and the persons entering or exiting the Country.            The plate number is read by the LPR system and verified by the operator. The passport data is also read (by another system) which also authenticates the document. A second camera stores the full view of the vehicle. This information is transmitted and stored on a central database. This database is later used to track all entries or exits to the Country, to track stolen cars and other purposes. The system also significantly improves the flow of the traffic at the crossing checkpoints. The entire crossing operation cycle time was reduced from several minutes to several seconds per vehicle.

 HTSOL is a market leader within the INTERNATIONAL Markets

The Hi-Tech Solutions (HTS) Business Alliance includes selected companies who provide complementary technology products and services, either on a local or global basis. The companies listed below are members of the HTS Business Alliance:

B&W Automation www.bwautomation.com/index.asp

C-S - France  www.c-s.fr 

CTR  www.ctrsystems.com

 DataPark  www.dataparkinc.com

 InterPark www.interparkholdings.com

 InTrans  www.intransgroup.com

 MISCO www.misco21.com

ParTrak  www.parktrak.com

 SeCom International  www.secomintl.com/autorev.html

 Sectec  www.sectec.com.mx

 Urbitran Associates Inc.  www.urbitran.com

The following table shows the choice of applications in the SeeCar product line, and how they are implemented by our SeeCar product line.  The table lists the application market (leftmost column), application type (second column), then recommends the available solution - and points to sample installations.           

APPENDIX

 SEE Traffic

 SEE Utilities

 User manual

 High Speed LPR Camera

 LPR overview

 Mobile PC SPECS

 Infrastructure Design (wireless)

 Microsoft in Cars

 Monitor Details

Please refer to the FULL documentation downloadable below (4 MB) for full technical details 

SYSTEM DELIVERABLES
LPR system Reads all provincial SA plates and personlise plates	YES
System is compact, boot mounted, easy to use	YES
Can withstand HARSH VIBRATIONS and produce quality images	YES
System inclorporates a 50MM LENS	YES
Video, both LIVE, recorded and on the DVR is SHARP, colour and has night time recording	YES
Video can be written to the supplied DVD disk and removable hard drive	YES
Video is watermarked (encrypted) preventing evidence being modified / erased	YES
Self charging battery back-up	YES
Clear and easy to read display panels in any lighting conditions (full daylight in the sun or night time)	YES
GPS	OPTION IF REQUIRED
REMOTE UPDATE	OPTION IF REQUIRED
REMOTE VIEW	OPTION IF REQUIRED
TOUCH SCREEN	Yes
TRIGGER
motion trigger, no need to manually trigger	Yes
Where OFFICER manually triggers, system will have a PRE-RECORD BUFFER	Yes - 5 MIN, selectable
RESULTS
Outputs result to file (records vehicles seen)	YES
Outputs result to Com port	YES
Can trigger an IO card (TURN ON A SIREN)	YES
Diagnostics - Alarms if accuracy falls	YES
Keeps images for later review	YES
Networking - sends results via TCPIP	YES
DATABASE
Has a database of ALLOWED cars	YES
Allows WARRANT, STOLEN, name; surname ETC. associated with PLATE	YES
CAN LINK INTO NATIS, PROVINCIAL OR MUNICIPAL	YES	VARIOUS OPTIONS IF REQUIRED
Has a database of ALARM cars (STOP LIST)	YES
Can import large databases (over 10 million records) of data	YES
Fuzzy matching (allows 1/2/3 digits to be incorrect)	YES
Can seach for plate seen	YES	OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE IF REQUIRED
USERS
Software is protected (can be locked from other users)	YES
Viewer	YES
Operator	YES
Administrator	NO	OPTION IF REQUIRED
Engineer	NO	OPTION IF REQUIRED
WANTED CARS CAN be added and removed automatically	NO	OPTION IF REQUIRED
Can be installed with 4 lanes per PC	YES
Can run STEREO MODE (2 cameras per lane)	YES
Detailed install manual	YES
Detailed user manual	YES
Software customised to logo	NO	OPTION IF REQUIRED

 

LPR SOLUTION FOR ARRIVE ALIVE: EQUIPMENT OPTIONS FROM I-CUBE
TOTAL OF DISCOUNT ITEMS
DISCOUNT
TOTAL LESS DISCOUNT
NON DISCOUNT ITEMS (AS LISTED BELOW)
Sub-TOTAL (discount and non-discount)
VAT
TOTAL INC VAT
LPR
LPR EQUIPMENT FROM I-CUBE	NUMBER PROVIDED
ABSOLUTE MINIMUM (EITHER THIS OR ITEMS BELOW)
SEELANE SDK DLL LPR software application package	0
(use this option if you have your own developer, cameras and hardware)
LPR KIT (LPR SW, CAMERAS and other HW)
SEE TRAFFIC (Specifically designed for high speed traffic applications) Integrated Camera/Illumination unit(s) housed in a weatherproof enclosure	1
SEELANE camera Head (s): Integrated Camera/Illumination unit(s) housed in a weatherproof enclosure	1
Multi-Channel Frame Grabber (6 channel)  (including SW)	1
SMB to BNC adapters, plus power and video cables for the vehicle	1
Input/Output control card (including SW)	1
flat cable and terminal block with cover (for the ALARM plus the PULSED IR)	1
5V Relay - one per lane - required to trigger SIREN or TRAFFIC LIGHTS	1
Video & Power Cable (Black) Mil-spec	15
SUB-TOTAL
DATABASE
Software to integrate LPR DATABSE to OTHER DATABASES	1
TRAINING
INCLUDING production of detailed install, operate and service manuals, accomidation, transport, certificate	5
EXCLUDING: Venue, computers, equipment, associated items not covered above, LIMITED to 6 PEOPLE
ADD OTHER TRAINING COSTS HERE	5
SUB-TOTAL
SUB-TOTAL OF DISCOUNT ITEMS
NON-DISCOUNT ITEMS / SELECT WHAT YOU NEED
PC AND ASSOCIATED PARTS
PC (CPU P4 – 3.0GHz;  800 MHz FSB; Memory  512 MB; DDR400 SDRAM; VGA NVIDIA GeForce 128 MB; CDW / DVD W)	1
Seagate® 100GB MOBILE HDD - 2.5" Form Factor, 5400RPM, 8MB CACHE	2
Transcend® JetFlash™ 110 USB 2.0 Compliant Flash Drive 2048MB - write-protect switch, USB-FDD/USB-ZIP/USB-HDD bootup  - PC-Lock	1
Bluetooth Desktops (Keyboard & Mouse) Logitech® diNovo Media Desktop 2.0	1
10.2" 640x480 Color TFT LCD - VGA Input, Audio Input, 2 x Composite Video Input - Picture-In-Picture Function - Aluminium Desktop Mount - With Touchscreen	1
15" TFT LCD PAL Video / VGA Monitor - Panel Mount - Metal Case - With Touchscreen	1
Speaker: Logitech ® X-230 - 2.1/ 32W RMS	1
AOpen®  DUAL 16X DVD+R, 4X DVD+R DL, 16x DVD-R, 4x DVD-/+RW, 12X DVD-ROM, 48X CD-R, 48X CD-RW,	1
AOpen® DVD+R Recordable Media for Data (4.7GB) 8x Write Speed (equivalent to 20x on CD Drives) - 25pcs Spindle	1
19" Rack Mount Case	1
SUB-TOTAL
WIRELESS LINK AND ASSOCIATED PARTS
Gigabyte® 11Mbps USB Module for Motherboards, 1 x External Antenna	0
Gigabyte® 54Mbps 802.11b/g Access Point, Support SNMP Management; 1 x 10/100Mbps LAN port w/ Auto-negotiation function	0
SUB-TOTAL	R 0.00
VEHICLE MOUNTED PRINTER FOR WARRANTS
HP® Deskjet 450WBT, A4, 5ppm Black, 3ppm Colour, PhotoRet 4, Lithium-ion Battery , Bluetooth, Duty Cycle:500	0
SUB-TOTAL	R 0.00
RECORDING ON ALL CAMERAS
DVR CARD: 4 Ch Video/Audio Digital Recorder - With Real Time Monitoring & 25fps Total Recording Speed - Motion Detection	1
SUB-TOTAL
NON-LPR CAMERAS
Outdoor Vandal Proof Camera with 1/3" Color CCD Camera - 380 TV lines, 4.3mm lens, Built-in 10 Metre Infrared Illuminater	1
1/3" 480 LINE COLOUR / 570 MONOCHROME DSP CAMERA, 2 LUX @F1.4, 0.6 LUX @F0.75, ELECTRONIC IRIS, ALC, ELC, VI, DC, ADVANCED BLC, S/N 50DB, C/CS,  AGC,  12V	1
ALUMINUM BRACKET - 360 DEGREE SWIVEL, 120 DEGREE TILT, MAXIMUM LOAD 4 Kg . WHITE IN COLOUR
SUB-TOTAL
POWER FROM SOLAR AND BATTERY
Vehicle Charger/Power Unit
Solar Power Supply ( 12VDC @ 1 A ) Backup Time 10 hours @ 1A
The system provides a stable 12 VDC supply regardless of input supply stability. When mains in present it provides 12.0V at output 1 and charges the battery at 13.5 at output 2. During a power failure it seamlessly transfer to battery providing the specified battery time. It will then recharges the battery in 4-6 hours after power has returned.
SUB-TOTAL
SUB-TOTAL OF NON-DISCOUNT ITEMS

GENERAL OVERVIEW 

South Africa: N2 Metro Officers Charged

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Cape Argus (Cape Town)

16 August 2007
Posted to the web 16 August 2007

Norman Joseph and Murray Williams

The city has laid criminal charges against Metro Police officers caught on camera breaking the law during the N2 blockade that brought the city to a standstill yesterday.

Amid widespread public outrage, 15% of the city's law enforcement force, or 95 officers, have already been suspended.

But Metro Police personnel told the Cape Argus the number of suspensions could reach 250 if disciplinary steps were taken against protesters who gathered at the Civic Centre after the blockade.

They alleged that many of those already suspended had not been involved in the strike action.

The city is using photographs taken by police and footage from the CCTV cameras lining the new N2 public transport lane to identify culprits.

"Our current tally is 95," said city spokesman Pieter Cronjé this morning. "More may be identified."

Yesterday's protest action triggered anger among many Cape- tonians, who swamped the airwaves and the SMS and letter sections of newspapers with complaints.

Mayor Helen Zille said today that the city had laid criminal charges against several officers caught on camera breaking the law.

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They included officers caught prying number plates off their official patrol cars.

Cronjé said the suspensions had been executed "to allow for further investigation of all aspects of yesterday's incidents - after which decisions will be made on the disciplinary action needed".

"The city apologises for the disruption ... and understands the frustration of people affected. We must

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