Gramener’s Automatic Number Plate Detection solution applies optical character recognition (OCR) to read vehicle license plates accurately. Optical character recognition combines artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, and computer vision technologies to electronically recognize written or printed text.

Where can you apply the solution?

1. Management of smart parking lots: It can facilitate the monitoring of entry & exit points and payment operations at parking lots. It can be used to restrict parking entry to specific vehicles too.
2. Management of toll booths: The number plate recognition solution can monitor and supervise toll booths and roadways and carry out payment operations with little to no manual help.
3. Traffic management: The solution can help with traffic flow analysis and control traffic movement.
4. Law enforcement: The solution can help maximize neighborhood security and send out automatic alerts when it captures any vehicle on a watch list.
5. Access Control: At public places such as airports, where security is crucial, the solution can oversee entry permits in restricted areas.
   

How Does the Solution Work?

1. Image/video input: The solution utilizes cameras to capture the images or videos of license plates. Cameras can capture the vehicle registration plates at all hours of the day.
2. Detection of number plate: The license plate is detected in the image or video using machine learning and computer vision. First, the vehicle is detected, and then the number plate is localized within bounding boxes. The number plate is detected, cropped, and normalized.
3. Number Plate Extraction: Optical Character Recognition is applied to the detected plate area to return the license plate number in text format. This vehicle number plate is stored in a database for integration with any IT system. It can also be utilized when the organization needs to compare a license plate to a database of number plates.
   

What are the Immediate Benefits of the Solution?

1. Increased process efficiency
2. Reduced manual workload
3. Reduced cost of hiring
4. Enhanced accuracy & speed of identifying number plates
5. Seamless, convenient, and hassle-free
6. Scalable & applicable across various domains