Welcome to I-Cube South Africa's leading provider of
License
Plate Recognition; Facial
Recognition AND Image
Analysis
I-Cube or Integrated Intelligent Imaging (I3)
focuses of proactive crime prevention using real time links to multiple
internal and external databases in order to generate a warning prior to crime
occurring, allowing anticipation of the offence.
All the projects I-Cube is involved with have a central theme of using
images, as this allows both the real time and covert nature of the proactive
crime prevention systems to operate to the best effect.
HOW THE SYSTEM
WORKS: As the person or car approaches the entrance a camera captures a
number of images from which the license plate or face are extracted.
These images are saved, allowing this information to be used in
subsequent investigations. The
face or license plate is then compared to local databases, allowing greeting
of repeat visitors and external databases, such as insurance companies, stolen
and suspicious vehicles, SAPS, Metro, etc.
If the vehicle is listed as stolen, appropriate action should then be
taken. If the vehicle is listed as
never have been registered, this is a good vehicle to investigate further.
Within a short period of the system being in operation, most vehicles
and people have been logged and registered, allowing typically limited
resources to be focused on the few remaining exceptions.
The ability to leverage the equipment to operate in a marketing role,
while still actively focusing on proactive crime prevention, has major
advantages in a cash limited environment.
If you have more than 50 people a day passing a point where we can
place a camera, I-Cube has the experience and ability to turn this into a
revenue stream. Please contact
I-Cube to explore this further.
WHAT IS REQUIRED:
The key to proactive crime prevention using real time links is that the system
does not require human intervention, it is fully automatic.
The camera automatically captures the image, the facial or license
plate is automatically compared to both local and remote databases and if
required an alarm is generated. The
I-Cube solution can operate locally but using a wide range of communication
means (including ADSL, 3G, GPRS, iBURST, Wireless or satellite) a real time
link to multiple databases can be established, allowing immediate updates of
stolen vehicles as they are added to SAPS or the insurance databases.
The system requires a camera linked to a computer,
running the I-Cube Intelligent Software. The
software is trained to recognise the item to be logged or counted, be that
people, cars or different types of products.
Once the item is logged, it can then be compared to pre-set rules or
databases, allowing an alarm to be generated if the incorrect number of
products exit or a vehicle enters after hours or is listed as not allowed.
The ability to link vehicle colour, weight, and driver, biometric and
other info as required to the license plate gives the I-Cube system tremendous
advantages.
I-Cube can integrate with your existing system or provide
dedicated cameras, computers and networks.
Please contact I-Cube with your requirements and existing equipment.
WHAT DOES IT COST:
I-Cube can provide database links only, software only, some hardware and
software or a complete solution, fully installed and maintained, if required?
The cost can be a capital amount, a rental per month, a cost per
transaction or shared revenue. Costs
range from 0.13c per chicken (based on 100 000 birds a day) to 3c per car
(based on single entry / exit lanes) to R1 950.00 per month to R49 500.00 for
the software and hardware. Please
contact I-Cube for your specific requirements.
The following illustrates some examples of the users of
this technology. Please contact
I-Cube or your local IT / CCTV / DVR / biometric supplier for a customised
proposal, taking into consideration your requirements, existing solutions and
possible revenue sources.
SCHOOL: The entrance of the school is covered with a camera, which
is linked wirelessly to a PC running the I-Cube software.
The students, staff and parents are enrolled into a local database,
which allows specific messages to be placed on an electronic display, while
visitors are directed to the visitor parking area and then to reception.
The schools limited manpower resources can then focus on the visitors,
rather than the known parents or staff. Please
contact I-Cube for more details.
DISTRIBUTION CENTRE: The ability to link the license plate, driver
facial image, vehicle type and colour, container number and weight of the
truck and weight of goods listed on the invoice prevents unauthorised removal
of any items. Productivity per
vehicle is up while the number of hours wasted at weigh bridges has been
substantially reduced, as the distribution centre no longer allows vehicles
out which would be fined for overloading.
Please contact I-Cube for more details.
GOLF ESTATE:
The existing cameras at the entrance and at key points through the estate were
linked to the I-Cube LPR software allowing all visitors and residents to be
logged at a number of points through the estate.
The system was linked to a national database of suspect and stolen
cars, allowing proactive crime prevention.
When an alarm is detected, the armed reaction team are called into
action, supporting the estate front end guards.
A side effect of the I-Cube LPR solution is that the average speed of
the vehicles is automatically determined, ensuring the estate remains children
friendly. Please
contact I-Cube for more details.
OFFICE BLOCK:
Parking, or rather the lack of parking within the office block was the reason
to call I-Cube. Each tenant has a
certain number of bays allocated for staff and visitors.
When these bays were occupied and more vehicles were allowed into the
office block, major congestion resulted, causing severe frustration for both
visitors and office workers. I-Cube
utilised the existing cameras to count the number of vehicles into and out of
the office block. When the number
of vehicles approached critical level, a mobile LPR system was deployed and
staff parking in visitor areas were requested to remove their vehicles.
Failure to comply led to banning of those vehicles for a certain number
of days, again utilising the I-Cube enabled LPR solution.
Please contact I-Cube for more details.
NEIGHBOURHOOD
WATCH: The problem faced by the neighbourhood watch was not that of
limited resources or money, but of how to prevent known criminals from
entering the area patrolled by the neighbourhood watch.
The exiting dome cameras were linked to the I-Cube LPR solution, plus a
mobile LPR solution was provided. All
vehicles and people entering the neighbourhood watch area were recorded and
match against the known criminals. If
matched, these people were approached and asked to explain where they were
going and what they were doing. Car
theft was reduced substantially while contact crimes no longer occur.
Please contact I-Cube for more details.
TRAFFIC
DEPARTMENT: The department had a recovery rate of fewer than 30% of all
fines issued. I-Cube introduced a
road block LPR solution which allowed the traffic department to generate an
alarm when a vehicle with an outstanding fine or warrant was detected.
These vehicles were then automatically pulled over to a parking area
where the drivers were informed of any fines or warrants were issued.
The drivers had the option to pay any amounts outstanding via credit
card, check or cash via the I-Cube supplied mobile payment systems. The
number of outstanding fines has improved substantially to more than 70%.
Please contact I-Cube for more details.
TAXI ROUTE
MONITORING & ENFORCEMENT: If
taxi routes are not regulated commuters along non profitable routes are not
serviced and violence between competing taxi associations often results.
If the taxi routes are monitored with the I-Cube LPR solution illegal
operators are immediately identified and prevented from operating.
Where two of these monitoring points are linked, average speed
determination can be determined and the number of trips per taxi per day can
be calculated and communicated to the taxi owners. Please
contact I-Cube for more details.
TRUCK OVERWEIGHT
ENFORCEMENT: A number of
kilometres before the truck reaches the off ramp to the official weighbridge
where a fine would be issued, the license plate is captured using the I-Cube
LPR solution and weight is determined using an in line weigh sensor.
If the weight per axle or total weight exceeds that allowed, the
license truck is sent a message via the variable message signs (VMS) that it
is required to exit on the next off ramp and proceed to the weigh bridge.
If the driver / vehicle proceed past the off ramp or do not go to the
weigh bridge, an alarm is generated, allowing the truck to be chased / pulled
over further ahead or logged for further action.
Please contact I-Cube for more details.
SHOPPING CENTRE:
The shopping centre
A NUMBER OF OTHER
EXAMPLES EXIST: Please contact
I-Cube for more details.
Speeding
A policeman
was sitting on the hard shoulder watching the traffic go by when a car zoomed
past him doing at least 120 mph!
The policeman chased him down, and pulled the car over. He went up to the car
and asked, "Do you know that you were doing at least 50 mph over the
speed limit?"
The driver replied, "Was I officer, I'm terribly sorry but I wasn't aware
of that."
The policeman said, "May I see your drivers license please?"
The man replied, "I don't have one officer."
"Of course you do," said the policeman.
"No sir, I don't," said the man.
"So why do you have this car?" asked the policeman.
"This is not my car, I stole it," said the man.
"You are driving a stolen car?" said the policeman.
"Yes I'm afraid so sir,"
Looking puzzled the policeman said, "Let me see the registration, so we
can find out who it belongs to."
The man said, "There is nothing in the glove compartment except some
candy, oh, and my gun."
"Your gun!" exclaimed the officer, clearly worried by this point, as
this man was obviously a lunatic.
"So you don't have a drivers license, you stole this car, and there is a
gun in the glove compartment!"
"Yes sir," said the man, "Oh and a body in the trunk."
"WHAT!!" said the policeman turning white, "Ok so you have no
drivers license, you have stolen this car, there is a gun in the glove
compartment, and a body in the trunk?"
"Yes," said the man, sounding slightly irritated.
"Look," said the policeman, "You wait right here and don't
touch anything! Don't move, don't even breathe."
So the policeman ran to his car and radioed the station, "I want to speak
to the chief," said the policeman, "And quick!"
He waited about a minute and the chief came on the line, "What is
it," he said.
"I've got a man here, he is a complete lunatic he has very calmly stated
that he is driving a stolen car, he has no drivers license, there is a gun in
the glove compartment, and a body in the trunk," said the policeman.
"I'll be right there," said the chief.
In ten minutes the man and the car were surrounded. There was the chief of
police, a swat team, everybody you could imagine.
The chief walks slowly to the car in his bulletproof vest and says to the
driver, "Hello sir, may I see your drivers license?"
"Of course," said the man, and produced it from his back pocket.
Looking puzzled, the chief asked, "Is this your car?"
"Yes," said the man.
"Can I see your registration please sir?" asked the chief.
The man leaned over to open the glove compartment.
"Please don't open it sir!" said the chief.
"Why?" asked the man, "I thought you wanted my
registration."
"I do," said the chief, "But there is a gun in there."
"Don't be silly," said the man, and he opened the glove compartment,
empty apart from some candy.
"Let me get this right," said the chief, "You have a drivers
license, this is your car and there is no gun in the glove compartment."
"Yes," said the man,
"And there is no body in the trunk, I suppose," said the chief.
"BODY!" exclaimed the man, "Why on earth would I have a body in
my trunk?"
"Sir I apologize for this, but my officer told me that you had no drivers
license, you had stolen this car, you were in possession of a gun, and a body
in the trunk."
"The lying fool," said the man, "I'll bet he said I was
speeding, too!"
Fines do 'not curb speeding'
Pietermaritzburg - Re-thinking the issue of dealing with speedsters is high on the transport department's priority list.
Speaking at a recent road traffic inspectorate passing out parade, KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Bheki Cele said that his hope for the transportation future is that all speedsters will have to face the full might of the law, including serving jail time for their offences.
"It does not matter what speed you are travelling or in which area you are; if you don't obey the law, you should go to jail," he said.
He proposed that exorbitant fines for speedsters should no longer be an option, but rather that jail time be imposed instead.
He added that most speedsters who drive fast, expensive cars are fully capable of paying a large fine. His point was that harsher speeding laws have to be put in place to alleviate the problem.
In practice, certain speeding fines still vary considerably throughout the country and the province. How much a trapped driver has to pay for speeding depends largely on the policy of the magistrate's district in charge. Attempts to standardise the level of fines have not been successful.
The highest fine to be issued by traffic inspectors is R 2 500 in Newcastle, R5 000 in Emnambithi/Ladysmith and R1 200 in Mtubatuba. Offences not covered by the respective amounts of money are brought before the courts.
However, to what degree the fines fall apart again depends on the particular area.
Yet the level of fines need not necessarily be the crucial factor to prevent people from speeding.
"I think policing is the most effective means. It's a matter of control rather than of fines," said Pietermaritzburg senior traffic superintendent Anthony Brinklow.
This is echoed by local psychologist Angela Hough. "Implementing more severe fines will have an effect but it is surely better to increase the presence of the police, because people must have a sense that they are accountable for their behaviour," she stressed.
EDITOR
"The use of the I-Cube LPR system IMMEDIATLEY alerts the OFFICER that
the vehicle could be driven by a drunk driver, which is described in the
I-CUBE paper on the use of License Plate Recognition in a REAL TIME, HIGH
SPEED ENVIRONMENT.
If you would like a
copy of the paper please contact I-Cube
Getting people to pay their fines
Another problem is getting people to pay their fines. A member of the Northern KwaZulu-Natal co-ordinating traffic committee told the Witness that a considerable number of speeding offenders just disappear so that they can't be traced, even if a warrant of arrest is issued.
According to RTI reports, Sezela was a speedster's paradise in June, with speeds as high as 210 km/h being recorded. From June 19 to June 26, seven speeding fines were issued, all to drivers doing over 100 km/h:
On June 19, Willam Frederick du Plessis was fined R20 000 for driving at 210 km/h.
On June 20, FS Nombula was fined R13 000 for driving at 183 km/h.
On June 20, Dawood was fined R18 000 for driving at 192 km/h.
On June 25, Martlew Jared Orchard was fined R19 000 for driving at 197 km/h.
On June 26, John Geldenhuys was fined R10 000 for driving at 118 km/h.
On June 26, Nikiwe Elizabeth Gwala was fined R4 000 for driving at 127 km/h. 
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