Optical Character Recognition (ALPR)

3.2. What is ALPR?
Automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) is a mass surveillance method that uses optical character recognition (OCR) to automatically identify the license number plate in an image or video. By providing the OCR with the correct search criteria you need to train it. To train the OCR means to get enough positive and negative images of the object you want to identify. The training involves in to an Extensible Markup Language (XML) that can be used to identify die object in the image. Most of the license plates have a pattern and can been identified form which province or country the vehicle is registered.
Camera hardware is the most important component of any ALPR application. Because the camera need to capture still image or

Personalized : Begin with a compulsory alphanumeric character (A - Z, 0 - 9) followed by nothing or alphanumeric character (A-Z, 0-9) and end with ZN.
Example : ND 11492,
Characters : White or green for personalized plates.
Background : Blue or white for personalize plates
Mpumalanga
Standard : Begin with a three compulsory letter (A - Z), follow by three compulsory digit (0-9) and end with MP.
Personalized : Begin with a compulsory alphanumeric character (A - Z, 0 - 9) followed by nothing or alphanumeric character (A-Z, 0-9) and end with MP.
Example : BZN555MP,
Characters : Black
Background : White with rising sun

Eastern Cape
Standard : Begin with a three compulsory letter (A - Z), followed by three compulsory digit (0-9) and end with EC.
Personalized : Begin with a compulsory alphanumeric character (A - Z, 0 - 9) follow by nothing or alphanumeric character (A-Z, 0-9) and end with EC.
Example : HHD487EC,
Characters :