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SPECIAL REPORT SUMMARY Here is a look at the industry's leaders and what they offer in ALPR technology. MORE INFORMATION See article for specific URLs. STATE-OF-THE-ART IN ALPR 7. By Stephenie Slahor 1. Avigilon www.avigilon.com Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) units now combine the latest in high definition, recognition and searches. The technology can assist with recovering stolen cars, investigating auto- related crimes, missing or wanted person searches, revenue generating, and simplifying routine parking checks. Here is a look at the industry's leaders and what they offer in ALPR technology. The Avigilon Control Center high- definition license plate reader (LPR) provides single and multi-layer LPR capability from a single camera. It inte- grates with the Avigilon Control Center and the LPR Capture Kit to be accurate in all weather and lighting conditions, 24 hours a day. Single camera/multiple lanes coverage is offered along with the ability to import and monitor watch lists. E-mail alerts and on-screen alarms are instant, and flexible, post-incident plate searches are possible. The system can read license plate styles varying in size, shape and font. Optimized for all lighting conditions, the system uses integrated, adaptive 850 nm infrared LED illumination and has an optional high-definition color day/ night overview camera. It is factory fo- cused and calibrated and has up to 100 feet/30 meters range. Fixed mountings can be installed on a pole, wall or pedes- tal. Capture kits cover either single lane or dual lane. 44 LAW and ORDER I May 2012 May 2012 2. Bosch Security Systems www.boschsecurity.com The company's new Dinion capture 7000 camera operates in day or dark conditions using advances in optics, electronics, infrared illumination, and compensation to deliver consistent and reliable license plate capture. Its imager provides clear images for accurate visual identification. The overview camera captures the shape and color (during the day) of the vehicle for identification. At night, the overview camera switches to monochrome and relies on pulsed infrared to capture images to identify vehicle make and model. The unit fully integrates with Bosch's Divar 700 Digital Video Recorder and Video Management System. The imaging system overcomes dark- ness and headlight glare, and minimizes overexposure (such as when the camera has the sun behind it), and can capture images at speeds up to 140 mph, and from a distance of up to 92 feet away, day or night. Round-up of ALPR