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ing Optical Character Recognition (OCR), which
can only read alphanumeric characters in a video
frame, ARES uses an Object Recognition algorithm
which enables it to extract not only alphanumerics,
but also other vehicle identifiers such as state jurisdiction and vehicle make.
This means that ARES can more
easily detect stolen vehicles or vehicles likely to be involved in criminal activity. ARES can extract more
data from video than any competing ALPR solution.
Furthermore, competing systems rely on infrared
(IR) light, which means they can only read license
plates with reflective coatings. ARES can read both
reflective and non-reflective plates.
PlateSmart has also equipped ARES with a stateof-the-art High-Definition (HD) capability that enables the system to capture license plates from
multiple regions of interest in the same video image.
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to businesses, which can use them to gather
valuable data about their customers.
Additionally, ARES is an open platform that integrates with the most popular Video Management
Systems (VMS) on the market, by manufacturers such as Avigilon, Exacq, Milestone, OnSSI,
Pelco, Vidsys, and more.
ARES is a proven trendsetter.
By emphasizing fixed-location ALPR over the
traditional mobile approach, ARES is leading the
way in improving coverage, reducing costs, and
making the job of law enforcement easier.
With traditional systems, ALPR is only effective
where the patrol car on which it is mounted is active, meaning a criminal or terrorist suspect can
avoid detection simply by avoiding patrol cars.
With ARES-equipped fixed-location cameras deployed in strategic locations throughout a city,
coverage is 24/7 and is easily managed by a central authority that can deploy police units wherever and whenever they are needed.
(Learn More about ARES, courtesy of PlateSmart and YouTube)
In addition to these groundbreaking features, ARES
also incorporates data mining and analytic capabilities not found in any other solution of its type.
ARES can detect suspicious vehicle movement
patterns that could, for example, indicate that a
criminal or terrorist is targeting a particular facility.
The system can also keep counts of vehicles in
parking facilities and tell the user how long a vehicle has been onsite.
Capabilities such as these are invaluable not only
to security and law enforcement agencies, but also
Not only is this methodology more reliable, it relieves already busy police officers from the responsibility of having to learn and manage a new
piece of technology.
Information can be fed to them in real time via
PlateSmart’s exclusive Remote Viewer as they
close in on the suspect, allowing them to be alert
and aware of their surroundings.
ARES accomplishes all of this for a
fraction of the cost of competing systems.
ARES has also shown itself to be a trendsetter in
edge-based processing with the introduction of
its cloud-backed Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
model, which is scalable to meet the rapidly
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