ANPR - current and imminent applications

Traffic congestion is a major problem on UK roads. Intelligent transport system (ITS) technology is being used to provide driver information and to ensure compliance through enforcement. Public acceptance of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) for providing driver information is greater than that of speed cameras. ANPR is being used to record journey times and average speeds, for road use calculation and motorway incident detection. ANPR is being improved to counter detection evasion. ANPR can be used to detect vehicles entering a 'designated' area and to prevent crime. ANPR systems are to be fitted to police helicopters to identify target vehicles to police interceptor teams. ANPR could be used to prevent terrorist activity and to target organized crime across borders. Electronic fee collection using ANPR for road user charging has proved to be successful in the London congestion charging zone. Electronic Vehicle Identification has potential when a comprehensive network becomes a reality.

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• Publication Date: 2005-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p329
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 46
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle identification; Automatic vehicle location; Crimes; Detection and identification; Driver information systems; Incident detection; Intelligent transportation systems; Offenders; Police; Road pricing; Speed; Terrorism; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Travel time; Urban areas; Vehicles; Video cameras
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8767: Automatic vehicle identification; 6750: Camera; 632: Congestion (traffic); 9115: Detection; 8763: Driver information; 1632: Incident detection; 8735: Intelligent transport system; 697: Journey time; 1516: Offence; 1508: Offender; 1522: Police; 240: Road pricing; 5408: Speed; 9131: Terrorism; 654: Traffic control; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area; 1255: Vehicle; 8778: Vehicle tracking (location)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01019934
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 9 2006 8:23AM