Automated License Plate Recognition 101

YouTube user DeputyKen demonstrates the basics of how officers use ALPR technology in a segment from 2006.

Staff Writer
February 15, 2011
YouTube user DeputyKen demonstrates the basics of how officers use ALPR technology in a segment from 2006.
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