License Plate Readers

License plate readers (LPR) are camera-based systems that automatically capture, extract, and recognize vehicle registration plates in real time — converting optical images into searchable text records linked to timestamps, GPS coordinates, and vehicle images. These systems operate at traffic speeds without requiring vehicles to stop, giving law enforcement, border security, toll operators, and access control managers continuous automated vehicle identification across monitored corridors.

Camera hardware in LPR systems uses high-resolution CMOS sensors at 2MP to 8MP resolution with dedicated near-infrared illuminators and global shutter sensors that freeze fast-moving plates without motion blur at vehicle speeds up to 250 km/h. Varifocal lenses with motorized zoom cover lane widths from single-lane entry gates to multi-lane highway gantries. Furthermore, 140dB wide dynamic range handles the full contrast range from direct headlights at night to bright midday sun without exposure adjustments between captures — critical for 24-hour unattended operation at Pakistan’s outdoor checkpoints and highway toll plazas.

Fixed infrastructure deployments cover city entry corridors, highway toll gantries, border crossing lanes, and parking facility access points. Mobile LPR systems mount on police patrol vehicles — scanning plates of passing and parked vehicles continuously during patrol and alerting officers to flagged matches without manual checks. Networked LPR platforms integrate with Safe Cities command centers, vehicle crime databases, customs cargo management systems, and immigration records for cross-database matching.

These systems serve Punjab Safe Cities Authority camera networks, Pakistan Customs vehicle monitoring at Karachi Port and Wagah border, Counter Terrorism Department vehicle surveillance programs, motorway police enforcement operations, and corporate campus access control systems across Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, and Peshawar.

Tactical Supply Pakistan supplies license plate readers for law enforcement surveillance, border control, toll enforcement, and vehicle access management procurement across Pakistan.