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Parking Management Needs for ALPR Today and Tomorrow
Parking management companies need cutting-edge solutions to stay ahead. Discover why they are leveraging ALPR to optimize operations and boost revenue.
How AI Is Helping Law Enforcement Improve Safety
From faster alerts to automated searches, AI is helping law enforcement respond quicker and protect public spaces better.
What Does My Car Say About Me? & 10 Surprising License Plate Facts
From vanity plates to hidden patterns—see what license plates reveal about you and others on the road.
Best Facial Recognition Software to Use in 2023
Compare top facial recognition tools for security, automation, and compliance. Learn what to look for in 2024.
ALPR and Data Privacy Considerations
ALPR+ from Sighthound has best-in-class accuracy for reading plates all from all over the world. The data captured helps many businesses be more efficient and may also drive revenue opportunities. But with data capture, businesses must also be prepared to handle this information according to data privacy regulations.
ALPR Software ROI by Industry
ALPR+ goes beyond the license plate itself by capturing the make, model, color, and generation (MMCG) of a vehicle. ALPR+ collects more data points and that means an increased confidence rate in vehicle identification.
Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) - What is it?
ALPR, aka Automated License Plate Recognition, is the process of capturing license plate information. ALPR software takes a picture of a license plate and collects real-time information, often to identify a vehicle. For organizations like police departments, city governments, and vehicle-related industries, ALPR technology can provide information and insights that help optimize communities and processes.
How to Test Computer Vision Systems (Part 2 of 2)
Start here to learn how to test and validate AI-powered computer vision systems—from setup to performance metrics.
How to Test Computer Vision Systems (Part 1 of 2)
Start here to learn how to test and validate AI-powered computer vision systems—from setup to performance metrics.
Artificial Intelligence vs Machine Learning vs Deep Learning: How are they all connected?
Artificial Intelligence can thus be thought of as a system to help mimic human intelligence by using algorithms; techniques, rules and/or methods to learn, reason and react to different situations and scenarios like a human would do.
Black History Month: The Story Behind Home Video Security’s Hidden Inventor
Meet Marie Van Brittan Brown—the Black woman who invented modern home video security. Her impact still shapes today’s AI systems.
Sighthound IO: Deeply-Learned Computer Vision Technology Now on Windows
Companies needing to access computer vision through a cloud API have many choices.
Breaking Boundaries in License Plate Recognition
What would an ideal LPR system look like? Automated reading of license plates has been around for decades. Unfortunately, most of the technology has not changed much in that time.
Recognition of European Vehicles
Every year in the UK hundreds gather for the Festival of the Unexceptional. In usually damp surroundings the most unglamorous vehicles of a little-gilded age joust for the prize of most mediocre…