OpenALPR
Automatic number-plate recognition library
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OpenALPR is an automatic number-plate recognition library written in C++. The software is distributed in both a commercial and open source version.
| OpenALPR | |
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| Original author | Matthew Hill[1] |
| Developers | OpenALPR Technology, Inc.[2] |
| Initial release | 2 May 2014[2] |
| Stable release | 2.5.103
/ March 5, 2018 |
| Written in | C, C++, Python, Java, and C# |
| Operating system | Linux, Windows[3] |
| Platform | IA-32 (i386), x86-64 or ARM |
| Size | 276 MB |
| Available in | 1 languages |
List of languages English | |
| Type | Automatic number-plate recognition |
| License | Proprietary and AGPL |
| Website | www |
| Repository | github |
History
OpenALPR was originally developed by a two-man team led by Matt Hill.[1] The open source software became available as a free download at the end of 2015.[4] In March 2016, OpenALPR launched a paid Cloud API service[5] and in February 2017 introduced the OpenALPR agent for Axis Communications cameras.[6]
In August 2017 an Australian web developer Tait Brown became known by creating an alternative to an 86 million AUD project of Victoria Police by using OpenALPR.[7] In March 2018 ProgrammableWeb added OpenALPR to its list of Recognition APIs.[8]
Software
OpenALPR is an automatic number-plate recognition library written in C++.[9] The software is distributed in both a commercial cloud based version[1] and open source version.[3][10] OpenALPR makes use of OpenCV and Tesseract OCR libraries. It could be run as a command-line utility, standalone library, or background process. The software also integrates with video management systems (VMS) such as Milestone XProtect.[11]