Obstructed Lettering A Problem For LPR Testing
In our extensive LPR testing of numerous license plate recognition providers, obstructed lettering was found to be an issue that impacts LPR performance.
In this report, we examine how obstructed lettering impacts LPR performance, which system had the best and worst performance, and what steps can be taken to deal with this problem.
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