AUTOMATIC NUMER PLATE RECOGNITION SYSTEM (ANPR)
The traffic scenario in Malaysia has always been tumultuous leading to a skirmish not only on the roads but between drivers to obtain parking whether it be on the roadside, shopping centre, office block or even a hotel! It takes nothing less than an average of 10 to 15 minutes to find a parking spot anywhere in Kuala Lumpur on a ‘non-peak’ weekday and double that on a weekend! The Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system been in existence for quite some time and has numerous applications such as Highway Toll Collection, Red Light Violation enforcement, Border & Custom Checkpoints, Management of parking areas including the display of available space in parking. ANPR technology , which initially only allowed for number plate recognition and recording of the data has come a long way since its inception. Accuracy in reading number plates has always been the main issue but new technological advances, coupled with AI, have created systems wh...