i-PRO has released the latest version of its Active Guard application that adds support for Vaxtor automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) and make, model, color (MMC) vehicle identification.

According to the company, the Vaxtor software has been tuned to run efficiently on the edge when installed within i-PRO AI-enabled cameras, providing the same level of performance normally associated with high-end PC processor architectures.

i-PRO Active Guard v1.7 delivers ALPR and MMC data, together with any other AI-based attributes, into popular video management systems (VMS), providing a single, unified experience for operators, the company says.

Proactive security

With Active Guard, i-PRO says that security officers no longer need to spend time looking at multiple screens for persons or vehicles of interest or watch hours of recorded video to search for important events.

Operators can register specific characteristics in their watch lists (e.g., red Toyota Hilux) and the VMS will send a real-time alarm whenever a match is identified, a feature that is unique to i-PRO.

This license plate recognition and vehicle identification enhances real-time situational awareness and enables proactive security.

The same process can be set up for fast data mining of events during forensic investigations.

The company says that the license plate recognition and vehicle identification solution can be used for a range of applications, including city surveillance, parking, access control, security, law enforcement and intelligent transportation systems.

License plate recognition and vehicle identification

The plug-in integrates AI analytics into a VMS, such as Genetec, Milestone or Video Insight and appears as an additional function tab within the user interface.

i-PRO says that as it requires no additional LPR server, it enables users to manage AI-based analytics from multiple i-PRO cameras and allows users to easily set up search parameters based on the industry’s largest number of search attributes, including characteristics such as clothing and shoe color, gender, age, bag color and now vehicle, make, model, color, license plate, direction of travel and much more.

“You might purchase an AI camera with amazing features, but if you can’t make use of the data it provides in your VMS, you’ve missed the mark,” said Adam Lowenstein, Director of Products, i-PRO Americas.

“Active Guard is the bridge between the edge and the VMS.

“Our plug-in ensures that all 98 object attributes are searchable directly from within the VMS from our cameras.”