Civica ANPR part of winning consortium for ‘Police Car of the Future.’
A crime-busting Vauxhall Astra has won a challenge from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) ITS Group to find a way of incorporating future technology into a Police car.
The challenge invited entries to demonstrate the concept of a SVA (Single Vehicle Architecture) equipped car becoming the communications portal and technology platform for mobile devices.
The consortium is a unique collaboration of specialist hardware suppliers and expert solution providers to create probably the most sophisticated police vehicle ever presented in the UK.
Designed to make the job of policing on the front line an easier task, the police vehicle merges the latest technologies with traditionally essential equipment into a single vehicle. With mobile data and robust telecommunications the vehicle is able to support such solutions as GIS and mapping, police processes, ANPR, forensics, video streaming and capture, public involvement and facial recognition. The vehicle, as well as including automatic performance reporting and built in security measures, seamlessly brings together all of these technologies into one car.
Both computing platforms run the Civica ANPR solution, providing an efficient and cost effective ANPR opportunity in a more day to day police vehicle. Handheld ANPR on the TETRAtab C series platform will allow officers to walk around car parks to establish if vehicles are stolen.
Read more: download the supplement about all the consortium members.
Watch the video: Pete Simons, Civica Blue Light talks about the role of Civica's ANPR solution.