Overview of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Market
Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) systems are a major technological stride in traffic control and automated vehicle owner identification. The array of offerings in the automatic number plate recognition market has transformed the idea of mass surveillance for different ends. ANPR systems find use in traffic activity monitoring to prevent traffic violation, electronic toll collection, urban safety, law enforcement in both government and commercial sectors. Over the years, advances in software systems, camera technologies, and the use of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence have made ANPR systems more fail-safe and useful to end users. Recently, these systems have been leveraged for monitoring violations of restrictions during Coronavirus pandemic in the U.K. and India. In particular, ANPR has been extensively used in preventing over-speeding on highways.