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'Argus' ANPR System: Spotted (w/ Pics)!
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:28 pm
by Brad
Spotted this operating in North Perth this afternoon - appears to be the new '
Argus' Automated Number Plate Recognition system that WAPOL were trialling late last year.
The camera is hooked up to a laptop, which locates the number plate on the car and runs it through a database. If the plate shows up as unlicensed, or if the officer on foot spots something, then they radio down the road to another team who pull the car over.
The laptop is a Panasonic Toughbook (indestructible little unit), which is hooked up to a
Pips Technology P362 APNR Camera. Interestingly, the tripod is a Manfrotto 190B, which is simply a mid-range camera tripod
Very slick setup - spent a few minutes chatting with the officers who were operating it, who were very jovial and didn't seem to mind the camera with the big lens that I was carrying
Anyone else spotted this system in operation?
-B.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:32 pm
by vk6hgr
Nice work Brad!
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:43 pm
by Ludacris
I have seen it in operation a few times... Even qualified to use it
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:52 pm
by Markmywords
I wonder if its more expensive than a multinova
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:58 pm
by GC101
trial? been in oporation for probably 2 years very succesful results
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:59 pm
by cat21
Awesome pics
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:10 pm
by spartacus
a double awsome from me
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:26 pm
by Bonez
Great pics mate... well done!
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:11 pm
by HM-106
Nice VE
. Got a callsign to that baby?
HM-106
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:24 pm
by Always RX
Top stuff Brad those are some nice pics mate. Much respect to those coppers for letting ya take a look and snap some shots...good onya blokes!
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:57 pm
by BLiNG
I work with Brad, and alerted him to the fact that they were down the road. Ironically, it was a day prior that he received his new lense setup for his camera.
Happy to see his new setup was put to good use
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:59 pm
by BLiNG
HM-106 wrote:Nice VE
. Got a callsign to that baby?
HM-106
They've been in North Perth and Osborne Park the last few days pulling a heap of cars over. There appears to be some sort of operation going on in this area... it's also where I saw the P plater driving ZT102 as posted in another thread.
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:42 pm
by Brad
HM-106 wrote:Nice VE
. Got a callsign to that baby?
HM-106
GC405, from memory.
-B.
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:26 pm
by HEKTIK
Nice pics brad