Introducing
BOOM
Perceptics’ Innovative
Methodology for
License Plate Capture
and Reading
Who We Are
• Founded in 1979
• Headquarters: Knoxville, TN
• First LPR to capture state identification
in plate reads
• First LPR that uses color as a unique
plate discriminator (MENA)
• Sole provider of stationery LPR systems
for in and out-bound lanes U.S./Canada
borders
• All engineering and manufacturing in
Knoxville
• A community-service minded company
through the Perceptics Foundation
Innovative Imaging Technologies
• Automated License Plate
Recognition Systems
(ALPR)
• Under Vehicle Inspection
Systems (mobile and inground)
• USDOT Number Reader
Systems
• Container Code Reader
Systems (CCR)
Our Legacy
• Began LPR development with CBP in 1980
– First system ordered in 1982
– Large scale equipment in continuous operations for over 15-years
• LPR system currently in use in over 500 lanes at 67 U.S. POE’s on
the northern and southern US borders
• Reading 130 million plates annually at the border
• Over 160 lanes installed on the Canadian side of the border
• Chosen as sole-provider of LPR for the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
(WHTI)
• Selected as LPR vendor for free-flow
outbound traffic to Mexico under the
U.S. LBI program
– Fixed and gantry-mounted systems
•BOOM is a methodology that provisions
highly accurate automated license plate reading
capability with state identification providing a high
level of read confidence on a fee for service
basis via a performance-based contractual
arrangement.
What It Means
• Build: Perceptics builds and installs an ALPR solution designed
exclusively for your toll collection points.
• Own: Perceptics owns the installed solution, saving your
organization valuable capital funds.
• Optimize: Perceptics constantly optimizes the installed solution,
maintaining our outstanding accuracy and confidence levels.
• Maintain: Perceptics constantly maintains the installed solution to
factory specifications in order to insure outstanding accuracy and
confidence levels.
What BOOM Means for You
• Deploy advance ALPR technology
with no capital outlay on your part
• Accuracy/confidence performance
levels guaranteed by contract
• Eliminate ongoing maintenance and
sustainment costs
• Peace of mind that desired
performance levels will be
maintained by certified technicians
and qualified personnel
• ALPR performance is enforced
through vendor compensation
More of What BOOM Means
• Greater LPR accuracy
and confidence
– Improvements in operation
efficiencies
– Reduction of manual plate reads
– Greater billing confidence
– Decreasing collection costs
– Healthier organizational bottom line
How We Can Offer BOOM
• Our Pedigree
– 33-years/Over 1,500 Lanes
• Our Quality
– Only ALPR company ISO Certified
– Systems installed for over 15-years at a single site with NO
unscheduled downtime
– We adhere to stringent self-imposed performance
expectations
• Our Contractual Commitments
– We support YOU 24 / 7 / 365
Building The BOOM Model
• Technical CONOPS: a thorough technical review of all your locations
provisioning BOOM equipment and based on a client provided scoping document
• Deployment CONOPS: installation per a mutually agreed upon
schedule by Perceptics or Perceptics certified installation technicians
• Optimization & Sustainment CONOPS: customer
acceptance and development of a sustainment plan
• Proposal: a proposal outlining responsibilities of all parties offering a
definition of realistic solution performance metrics, coupled with an agreed upon
compensation schedule
Basic BOOM Strategy
• We are leveraging existing skill sets:
– Perceptics believes in the quality of its
products and teams
We Believe In Our Ability to Perform
• Every Day…Perceptics is “willing to put
our money where our mouth is”
• It’s in our DNA
License Plate Recognition Systems
Performance & Features
Unique Product Discriminators
• We trigger and count every vehicle (regardless of condition of the plate)
• High Accuracy Vehicle Detection Rate
• High Accuracy Plate Read on LPR with State ID
100%
Vehicle
Traffic
>99.5% Vehicle
Detection
>95%
License
Plate
Recognition
WHILE MAINTAINING >98% CONFIDENCE INTERVAL
Unique Product Features
• Only Proven System for All License Plates
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Retro-Reflective & Non-Retro-Reflective Plate Types
White/Red Color Combinations
Scale, Font and Rotation Tolerant
Two-Line Plates
Multiple Plates per Vehicle
Stacked and Half-Size Characters
• Proven State / Province /
Country Identification
• Captures License Plates at High Speeds (120 mph, 190 km/h)
• Continuous Operation in Extreme Conditions
– All Weather Conditions & MIL Spec Capable (-40°C to +70°C)
• Integration into Gov’t Network & Other Technologies
– RFID integration with US CBP WHTI and Canada NEXUS
– AS&E backscatter x-ray secondary inspection project for CBP
• Operates 24/7 with 8 Hour Service Response Time
• Wider field of view captures vehicles in lane change situations
Sample Non-Reflective Plates
Images have high contrast and no motion blur
Red on White License Plate
Non-Reflectorized License Plates
Stacked & Half-Sized Characters
Actual Operational Images
Multiple Plates Per Vehicle
Actual Operational Images
AZ
MX
NL
MX
CA
MX
CA
MX
Performance
• 95% ENTIRE license plate read accuracy
• Vehicle detection is independent of condition of
license plate
(99.5% vehicle detection accuracy)
• 98% state ID
• >99% character identification
• >98% confidence interval
LPR-HR System
•
Hi-Resolution 4MP Images
•
15 foot FOV
•
Lane Overlap
•
Vehicle speeds up to 120MPH
Illuminator
Hi-Res LPR
What We Report
• For each vehicle passage, the
following information is provided
via a TCP/IP Sockets connection:
•
Unique transaction ID
•
Date and Time of transaction
•
License Plate String (E4600)
•
State ID (NC)
•
Confidence Factor
•
LPR Image
•
Patch Images (one per result)
Actual Resolution
NCTA Demo: LPR Test Results
NCTA Demo: Day One
• Equipment setup and
calibration
• Final verification before
demo
• Demo Test Plan included:
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Different types of vehicles
Varying vehicle speeds
Tail gaiting scenarios
Different license plates
Tested lane coverage with
different vehicle paths
Sample LPR-HR Image
Actual Resolution Captured at Highway Speed
Day One Results
Report for NCTA Demo Day 1 (Perceptics Plate Deck)
Dates:
2012/05/09 13:40:21 - 2012/05/09 14:14:49
------------- All Traffic ------------Vehicles
% of Total
----------------------All Traffic:
68
100.00 %
Readable:
67
98.53 %
Unreadable:
1
1.47 %
Out of Field:
1
1.47 %
---------- Readable Traffic ---------Statistics for all readable traffic:
100.00% (67 of 67 plates) read correctly in 7 states.
State
Name
NC
VA
FL
TN
GA
KY
SC
Totals:
State
Accuracy
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Chars
Accuracy
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Raw
Accuracy
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Number
Plates
37
7
6
5
5
5
2
Raw
Dist.
55.22%
10.45%
8.96%
7.46%
7.46%
7.46%
2.99%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
67
100.00%
Day Two Initial Results
Report for NCTA Demo Day 2 (NCTA Plate Deck)
Dates:
2012/05/10 10:14:24 - 2012/05/10 11:25:03
------------- All Traffic -------------
All Traffic:
Readable:
Unreadable:
Damaged:
No Plate:
Vehicles
% of Total
----------------------152
100.00 %
139
91.45 %
13
8.55 %
4
2.63 %
9
5.92 %
---------- Readable Traffic ---------Statistics for all readable traffic:
64.75% (90 of 139 plates) read correctly in 1 state.
State
Name
NC
Totals:
State
Accuracy
97.12%
Chars
Accuracy
64.75%
Raw
Accuracy
64.75%
Number
Plates
139
Raw
Dist.
100.00%
97.12%
64.75%
64.75%
139
100.00%
Sample Plate Styles Used
Actual Resolution
OCR Improvements
Report for NCTA Demo Day 2 (NCTA Plate Deck)
Dates:
2012/05/10 10:14:24 - 2012/05/10 11:25:03
------------- All Traffic -------------
All Traffic:
Readable:
Unreadable:
Damaged:
No Plate:
Vehicles
% of Total
----------------------152
100.00 %
139
91.45 %
13
8.55 %
4
2.63 %
9
5.92 %
---------- Readable Traffic ---------Statistics for all readable traffic:
95.68% (133 of 139 plates) read correctly in 1 state.
State
Name
NC
Totals:
State
Accuracy
97.84%
Chars
Accuracy
95.68%
Raw
Accuracy
95.68%
Number
Plates
139
Raw
Dist.
100.00%
97.84%
95.68%
95.68%
139
100.00%
• 66% of the plates had
stacked characters.
• Improved algorithms for
locating and
segmenting stacked
characters.
• Integrated new plate
styles into existing
configuration.
Sample Day Two: Misreads
Test Summary
Day One
Seven States
Day Two
One State
• 68 vehicles
• 67 readable plates
• 100% accuracy on readable plates
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152 vehicles
139 readable plates
64.75% initial accuracy on readable plates
Improved to 95.68% accuracy after fine-tuning
In Conclusion
• BOOM is quality ALPR attained through a fee-forservice business model
– Provides “High-Confidence” plate reading with no capital
outlay
– Allows movement of plate read data directly into automated
back-office systems
• Why Perceptics?
– Proven performance in harsh environments
– Over 30-years experience
• We assume the risk for successful ALPR performance
You Have Questions…We Have Answers
• Is there a requirement for the authority/operator to
provide any funding up front? No, time payments begin on
a mutually agreed to schedule after operation to specification begins
• Who establishes the contracted performance
metrics? Metrics are developed jointly between the
authority/operator and Perceptics
• How does Perceptics maintain high read rates?
We
perform periodic, pro-active ground-truthing services
• What would be the term of a BOOM contract?
The
minimum contract term for the BOOM methodology is sixty months
Thank You.
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John Dalinsky
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240.344.1794
john.dalinsky@perceptics.com