License Plate Recognition (LPR) Providers Overview

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Oct 09, 2012

License Plate Recognition is the most successful of all video analytic systems (sure, faint praise but still). In this note, we overview 8 different LPR providers from around the world and provide guidance on the use of 'regular' cameras vs purposed built LPR ones.

LPR Provider Overview

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