PlateSmart Technologies is a software based

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(LPR) company based in

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. The company's camera agnostic software uses a video camera and computer to identify and record license plates via

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algorithms. The company employs engineers, mathematicians, video engineers, and law enforcement officers located throughout the United States. PlateSmart has an integrator in Dubai, U.A.E. called Electronic Design.

History

The company was founded by John Chigos and was established as a result of the 9/11 attacks. PlateSmart's automatic license plate recognition software was released as a prototype in 2008, and a later version was released at the

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Products

PlateSmart's main product, ARES, integrates with existing hardware to create an LPR system. This technology has been utilized by law enforcement agencies, the US Navy, the

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July 2013 Florida Trend page 30US Navy Selects PlateSmart® Exclusively to Help with Base Security and Investigations
March 4, 2013 BusinessWire PlateSmart also designs applications to string LPR systems together, analyze LPR data, recognize patterns and form reports for users.

References

External links

Official website
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