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License Plate Recognition System

Licence Plate Recognition That Lets Registered Vehicles Straight Through

Licence plate recognition (LPR/ANPR) is vehicle access control in which a camera reads an arriving vehicle's plate, software checks it against allow and deny lists, and the barrier opens for registered vehicles. Each passage is archived with plate, time and photo. Digital Bridge installs the camera, edge computer and barrier link, and writes the plate-reading software itself.

A guard at the gate stops every vehicle, writes the plate in a logbook or types it in, and phones to check. Queues build at peak times, night-time records have gaps, and after an incident it can take hours to answer the simple question: when did that vehicle come in?

With licence plate recognition (LPR/ANPR), the camera reads the plate, the software checks it against your lists and makes the call: the barrier opens for a registered vehicle, and security is notified about anything it doesn't recognise. Every passage is archived with plate, time and photo. We install the camera, edge computer and barrier connection; the plate-reading software is our own and works with IR-illuminated cameras at night.

AI Plate Reading

A deep-learning model reads the plate from the camera image and is trained to cope with dirty or faded characters.

Allow / Deny Lists

Every plate read is checked against allowed and blocked vehicle lists, which authorised staff update from the dashboard.

Photo Archive

Each passage is stored with plate, date, time and vehicle photo, searchable later by plate or date.

Automatic Barrier

The barrier opens on its own for registered vehicles; unknown or blocked vehicles trigger a notification to the guard.

License plate recognition: ANPR camera reading a plate and opening the barrier

Where Plate Recognition Is Used

Parking Management

Parking time calculated from entry and exit, linked to your payment system and season-ticket list.

Factory & Plant Gate

Staff, contractor and visitor vehicles on separate lists, so you always know whose vehicle is on site.

Compound & Residence

Residents drive straight in; visitor vehicles pass with the guard's approval.

Mall & Commercial Areas

Free-parking time checks, commercial vehicle restrictions and live occupancy.

Logistics Terminal

Truck arrival times logged automatically and vehicles assigned to loading bays by plate.

Campus & School

Separate permissions for staff, student and parent vehicles; unauthorised vehicles kept out.

ANPR System Components

Hardware
  • IR-illuminated LPR camera for night-time reading
  • On-site industrial PC (edge device)
  • Automatic barrier or boom system
  • LED indicator display (optional)
  • Loop detector or radar for vehicle detection
Software
  • Our own plate-reading software, tuned for Turkish plate formats
  • Web-based management panel
  • Live passage view and historical plate search
  • Link to parking payment and season-ticket systems
  • API link to dispatch, WMS or ERP

Project Example

Logistics Center — Truck Entry Automation

An LPR system was installed at a logistics centre handling hundreds of trucks daily. Registered carrier vehicles enter with no operator at the barrier; new vehicles are flagged to the security cabin. Because every passage is logged by plate, loading-bay assignment and vehicle tracking became faster. For the barriers, turnstiles and car park equipment themselves, see barrier and parking systems.

Questions we hear most often

Frequently Asked Questions

How does licence plate recognition work?

An IR-illuminated LPR camera reads the plate of an arriving vehicle, and software on an edge computer checks it against allow and deny lists. The barrier opens automatically for registered vehicles, while unknown or blocked vehicles trigger a notification to the guard. Every passage is archived with plate, date, time and a vehicle photo.

Does ANPR work at night?

Yes. The system uses IR-illuminated LPR cameras, so plates are read at night too. The plate-reading software is developed in-house by Digital Bridge, tuned to the Turkish plate format and trained to cope with dirty or faded characters. Each read appears immediately on the live passage screen.

Where is plate recognition used?

Car parks, factory and site gates, residential complexes, shopping centres, logistics terminals, and campuses and schools. Staff, contractor, visitor, student or parent vehicles can sit on separate lists with separate permissions, and in car parks the parking duration is calculated from entry and exit times.

Can past vehicle passages be searched?

Yes. Each passage is stored with plate, date, time and vehicle photo, and the web dashboard lets you search back by plate or date. After an incident, finding when a vehicle came in or left takes minutes rather than hours. Authorised staff update the allow and deny lists from the same dashboard.

Does ANPR connect to our barrier and software?

Plate recognition connects to an automatic barrier or boom gate, and barriers, turnstiles and car park equipment can also be supplied. On the software side it links to car park payment and subscriber systems, and to dispatch, WMS or ERP systems through an API. At logistics sites, vehicles can be assigned to loading bays by plate.

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