Verkada LPR Tested
Verkada claims, "High Performance, High Accuracy" license plate recognition, but how well does it actually work?
IPVM bought and tested Verkada's LPR, using Verkada's CB52-TE bullet camera, examining:
- How accurate are plate reads overall?
- How does Verkada handle front and back plates?
- How well does it handle increasingly common stacked characters and specialty plates?
- How much latency is typical from a plate read to notification?
- How well does it read dirty or scratched plates?
- Are hotlists or rules simple to configure to get notifications?
- How well does it ignore lettering on a vehicle?
- Does Verkada LPR miss any passing plates?
- How well are plates captured at night?
- Does Verkada support Make, Model, Color, or Speed metadata?
- What limitations were found in the mobile app?
- How much does the hardware and licensing cost?
This test is the second in a series (the first was Avigilon Alta / Ava LPR tested), with the Motorola L6Q and Genetec AutoVu Cloudrunner reports to be released next.
Verkada ****** ****** ******** ********
******* ******** ***** ****** ******* *** LPR, ***** ** * ******** ******** of *** ******-***** ******, *** **** comparisons ** ***** ******-***** *** *******.
Pricing ********
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Executive *******
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*** ************ *** ****** *** *** configuration/adjustments ****** **** *******, *** ******* Command ********* *** **** ** ******** and ****** ** ***, *******, *** mobile *** **** *** ******* *** LPR ***********, ***** ******* ****** *** offering *************.
Technical **** ********
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***** ******* ***** ***** *** ****** can******* ****** ** ******** ********* ** to ***** *** ****** ***** *****, ******* *** *** ******** ** a ****** ***** (***** ***** *****). IPVM ******* ***** ***** *** ***** performance ** ******** ********* ~*****, **** a ***** *********** **** ** ******** traveling ~***** *** *****, **** ** plates ****** *** ******* * ************ read *** ** ** ********** ******. IPVM ***** ** ** ********** ****-***** LPR ******* ** ** ~*****.
******* ********* ****:
***** ** * ****** ** * plate ***** ****** ** * ******* traveling ~*****:
****: **** *** *** **** *******'* LPR ** ******** ********* *****, ** across ***** ***** ** *** **** environment ******** *** ***** ** ******, not ***** *****.
** *** *******, **** ****** ** vehicles ********* ** ** ~*****, ****** two *****, **** **** ****** ******* reaching ****** ** ** ~*****.
Verkada ******** ** ****** *****
****** ******* **** ********* ******* ***** the *********** *** ****** ***** ****** testing, ******* ****** *** ****** ***** are ****** **** ***** *** **** their **** ** ******* ** ************.
*** ****** ***** **** ***’** ******* are ***** **** *** **** ** working ** *********.
*******, ********* *** ************* *** ***** of *** *** ****** *** *******, following ******* ******** **** ***** ****.
** ******* **** *** ****** ** working **** – **** *********** **** clear/sharp ******, *** ********.
LPR ******* ****** **** ** ********** ********* *** *** *** ***** *******
**** *** ** ******* ** * Verkada ******, *** ****** ****** ** and ******* **********, ** *** ******* this ******* *** ****** ** ******* plates ** *** ******* *** ********* without *** ********** ******** *******.
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Solid ***** ** ***-*******/********* ******
****** *******, ** *** *** ******* any ******** ** ****** ******* ****** that *** *** ******* ******* *********, logos, ** *** ***** ******* ***** with ******** ********* ~***** *** *****.
Issues **** ******* ********* *** *****
****** *******, ******* *** ****** **** stacked ********* ** ******** *** ***** omitted ** ******* *********, *** **** logos ** **********. **** *** ************ a *** ***** **** ******* ******, which ********* ******* ********* *** * relatively ***** **** ** *** ****** of *** *****.
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Issues **** ***** ** ********* ******
****** **** **** ** ********* ********* lettering **** ***** ******* ** *** scratched ****** *** ********** ******* **** the ***** ****, **** * *** examples *****.
Misses ** ******* ******** ***** ** *****
** * ******** **** ******** ******* the ****** ** ~** ***, ******* missed ** ****** *** ** ** with ** ********** * ************ **** in *** ********** *******, **** * sample ***** *****:
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No ******* ********* ******** *** ***** *******
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Random ********* ** *** ***** ********
** *** *******, ******* *** ***** read ****** *********, ********** ********* ********* a ******* ***** ****, ********* ** nuisance ****** **** ***** ***** **** to ****** *******.
************, ** **** *********, * ****** walking ******* *** ***** **** ********* on ***** ***** *** **** *** added ** *** **** ** ******** license ******, *********** ********** *** ****** of ******** ***** ***** ****** ** investigation.
Two **** ********, ***** *** **** ****** ****
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****: **** *** *** **** *******'* claim ** ***** ***** ** ******* as *** **** *********** ******** *** lanes, *** *****.
European ****** ********
****** *******, *** ******* *** *** not **** ****** ********* ******** ******, as ** **** *** ****** ********* each **** **** ******.
*******, **** ****** ***** ****** ** plates (**+ ********* ******) **** ******* states *** ******** * ***** ****** size ** ** ****** (*).
Low ******* ****** ****** ** **** *** ********* ******
** *** *******, ******* *** ******** low ******* ****** **** ********** *** license ***** ****, ** **** *********, the ***** *** ********* ** *** alert *** **** ****** ~* ******* of *** *******, **** * ****** shown *****.
Email ****** ******* ******** ***********
******* ****** ***** ****** ** ************* of ******* ****** ** ******** ***** contained *** ***** *********** *** * link ** *** ***** ** *** vehicle **** ********* *** *****.
Simple ** **********
*** ******* ***** ** *** **** to ******** *** ******* * ****** UI *** ***** *****, ****** ** times ****, *** ************* ** ******* plates ** ********. ***** ** ** overview ** *** **.
No **** ************* ** *** ****** ** ******
*** ******* ******* *** **** *** have *** ******* ** *** ** search ******* ***** ********, *** **** it ******* **** *************. **** ** a ****** *** *** ***** **** want ** ******* **** ***** ***** due ** ****** ** *** ** from *** *** ******* ** ***** phone ** ********.
******* ******* ********* ***** ********, *******:
*** *** ************* ** ********* *** available *** *** ****** ***.
Versions ****
*** ********* ******** **** **** ****** testing.
- ******* ****-**: ** ** **** (** firmware ******* *****)
** **#*,
****** *** *** *******.
*** ***** ****** *** *** ******* CB52-TE ** ***-****, *** *** ****-** (4K *****) *** *** **** ***** length, ***** *** **** ***** *** 18-137mm.
****, ** *** *** ** ********** testing ** ********* ********* *** **** able ** ******* ****** ** ** ~110'-115' ***** ********** *** **** ***** using *** ****-**.
**** ***** ****, ******* ***** *** be * ******** ******** ** ****** to ******* ****** ** **** ********* distances.
***/*** **** *****? *** ******** ** plate ***** ***** ** **** ******* in ** ******** **** ** ****. Where ** *****, ********* *** **** chance ** ******** ****** ** ***'-***' (or ****) ****...** *** **** ****** that **'** ***** ** *** **** Q17xx **** **** *** ****.