High Resolution Visible Light Capable ANPR Internationalisation (HR-VL)

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The High Resolution Visible Light (HR-VL) Capable Automatic Number Plate Recognition(ANPR) Internationalisation Project will research new image processing and HD DigitalCCTV camera control algorithms required to take a novel UK-based approach for ANPR intonew international markets. Number plate forms, formats and location on vehicles in the UKand Europe are well constrained. This is not the case in many other parts of the World. Forexample, in the USA, the background format for a number plate can consist of images,variable colouring, etc. This makes ANPR considerably more difficult. The key areas ofresearch/innovation will be:a) Internationalisation – to enable the image processing algorithms to handle non-UK numberplates. This requires processing a wide range of fonts/character sets (with additional interest inArabic, Cyrillic & Chinese), processing of plate backgrounds while compensating for typicaldefects on the number plate surface;b) Plug-and-play – making installation as simple as possible and removing the need for otherthan the actual installation visit to require user attendance. This requires new control softwarefor the CCTV camera as a necessary precursor to internationalisation.Successful research into, and deployment of, new algorithms will:a) Enable new international markets in North America, Asia and the Middle East to becomeavailable;b) Reduce the cost of deployment and maintenance. Self-configuring HD Digital CCTVcameras enable a deployment to use fewer cameras to cover each road configuration;c) Enable a new range of surveillance products and services to be created and deployed bythird party vendors. This includes automated car park payment, hazardous materials trackingand moving traffic violations.The key deliverable of this nine-month Proof-of-Concept Project is the evaluation of the newset of image science and HD CCTV camera control algorithms through their deployment andevaluation in a demonstrator.