Databuoy adds license plate recognition to gun detection system

Databuoy Corporation has announced the launch of integrated License Plate Recognition (LPR) capabilities within its Shotpoint platform.

The LPR enhancement enables customers to automatically capture, buffer and analyse vehicle activity surrounding deployments, delivering critical plate data and video evidence to public–safety teams.

Integrating LPR

Kathleen Griggs, CEO, Databuoy said: “Many of our customers are interested in adding LPR to the suite of cameras that we integrate with.

“This integration is another example of the many types of applications our edge technology can support,” Griggs concluded.

According to the company, the LPR technology operates at the edge and can be used independently or serve to provide additional information when a gunshot is located.

Key highlights

According to the company, the key highlights include:

• Continuous vehicle buffering – edge devices monitor local traffic, maintaining a rolling cache to preserve license plate and travel direction data in the event of a gunshot
• Instant correlation – gunshot events detected by Shotpoint are automatically linked with LPR data and associated video, consolidating all evidence into a single, time-stamped investigative record
• Seamless integration: The LPR module is compatible with ONVIF-compliant and RTSP cameras, allowing for rapid deployment in various environments

Impact

Databuoy states that its advanced public safety technologies are designed for 24/7 persistent operations.

Whether responding to a gunshot, an LPR hit or a combination of both, the system processes and delivers data in seconds.

The instant data provides first responders with situational awareness before they even arrive at the scene, the company adds.