Dyfed Powys deploys hosted ANPR technology
Dyfed Powys Police has signed a five-year contract with Civica to implement its new hosted re-deployable automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) technology to help cut crime, costs and improve internal ICT security.
Dyfed Powys Police has signed a five-year contract with Civica to implement its new hosted re-deployable automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) technology to help cut crime, costs and improve internal ICT security.
The agreement will see the force go from a mixture of 34 traditional static cameras to 50 traditional and hosted ANPR sites, along with additional in-car cameras.
The introduction of Civicas hosted re-deployable ANPR will significantly reduce the forces capital expenditure and ongoing maintenance costs of the ICT infrastructure required to support a static ANPR project.
The hosted re-deployable ANPR solution enables rapid deployment of cameras to support strategic operations or if a critical fixed camera location is out of service due to either communications or equipment failure. The technology will provide permanent ANPR coverage on routes of particular interest where hardwired communications infrastructure is unavailable or would be costly to provide.
By hosting the solution at Civica data centres, the force benefits from low risk and a highly-resilient ICT infrastructure incorporating secure private network between the deployed cameras and Dyfed Powys ANPR back-office facility. It also provides data to NAAS (National ACPO ANPR Standards) and taps into all of the major 3G networks to ensure the fastest possible speeds and constant wireless coverage.
Brian Mumby, ANPR manager at Dyfed Powys Police, explained: Here in Wales, wireless coverage can be inconsistent at the best of times; Civica gives us access to all of the major 3G networks so were secure in the knowledge that our ANPR cameras are live-streaming vital data back to headquarters 24/7.
This technology is our bread and butter, particularly at a time when budgets and headcounts are under scrutiny. It allows us to have eyes and ears everywhere, which means we capture more information and therefore resolve investigations much faster.
Tony Hughes, managing director, Public Protection, Civica, added that the new hosted re-deployable ANPR solution was a game-changer for police forces that needed guaranteed connectivity and IT security.