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temporarily switches from the traditional photo-
enforcement role to the more important role of rapid
vehicle identification.
As each passing motorist is seen by the camera, the
OCR system compares the license plate of the passing
vehicle to the suspect vehicle plate uploaded to the
GS11’s by the agency. If the two are a match, the GS11
sends an email to the agency containing details of the
vehicle direction and a photograph of the vehicle pass-
ing the camera.
“That message takes typically less than 20 seconds”
says Gatso USA President, Andrew Noble. At the end of
a predetermined time, the GS11 cameras go out of
AMBER Alert and back into red light or speed
enforcement.
Testament to the technology
In a recent evaluation of Gatso USA’s GS11 AMBER Alert
capability conducted in a south suburb of Chicago,
Deputy Chief David DeMarco of the Oak Forest Police
Department, the chief coordinator of the evaluation,
stated, “I was amazed. Within 20 seconds of passing a
camera location, we were notified in the field with a
message and a photo that the car was detected at the
camera location when the AMBER Alert feature was acti-
vated. It’s a priceless tool for law enforcement when
looking for a suspect vehicle involved in an abduction
or serious crime. We consider the evaluation to be highly
successful.”
The evaluation was coordinated after the city of Oak
Forest installed several of Gatso’s GS11 red light photo
enforcement solutions for designated intersections
within the city. The city of Oak Forest conducted an
extensive evaluation of five red light camera photo
enforcement solutions and selected Gatso based on the
enhanced product performance.
“We are excited about the value that our AMBER Alert
capability provides to law enforcement in helping to
save children’s lives by immediately locating a suspect
vehicle involved in child abductions and other serious
crimes. Going forward, the integrated AMBER Alert
capability will be rolled out to all of our US clients” says
Noble. TH
For additional information please visit www.gatso-usa.
com or contact Kristin Noble at
k.noble@gatso.com
The Gatso
GS11 camera with
the built-in AMBER
Alert OCR system
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