Vehicles in a parking facility managed with license plate recognition
Vehicle identification

License plate recognition for parking and access control

License plate recognition can turn a vehicle plate into an access, permit or visitor identifier. Lexoh designs the capture point, matching rules and lane decision as one system, including a clear procedure for uncertain reads.

Touchless access
Plate-based permits
Event history
Site and schedule rules
Capture design
Operating design

Reading quality starts well before the software

Camera angle, distance, vehicle speed, lighting, traffic and plate condition all influence results. A useful LPR project also covers authorized lists, duplicates, replacement vehicles, visitors and the fallback when a plate cannot be matched.

01

Badge-free identification

Use the plate as an identifier for a lower-friction arrival.

02

Permits and allow lists

Tie one or more plates to a period, site, zone or user category.

03

Real-time lane decision

Compare the read with current access rules before sending an action.

04

Operational context

Keep the event and result available when staff investigate a denied entry.

05

Multi-site rules

Manage shared policies alongside local site exceptions.

06

Fallback method

Combine LPR with QR, RFID or an intercom when the operation calls for it.

Decision path

From plate image to access decision

Each step should be visible enough to distinguish a capture problem from a permit-rule problem.

01 — Capture Image suited to the lane
02 — Read Plate characters
03 — Normalize Format matched to data
04 — Decide Zone, time and status
05 — Record Result available to staff
Camera and barrier in a Lexoh parking lane installed in Kingston
Lane equipment installed for a banking site in Kingston.
Lexoh field evidence

A camera designed into the lane

The capture position must work with the stopping point, vehicle detection, barrier and other readers. Designing them together gives the plate event useful context and leaves room for a second access method.

What this changes in the project Equipment placement, civil work, communications and operating procedures are validated together before commissioning.
Turnkey delivery

A complete LPR deployment

Lexoh reviews traffic and access rules before finalizing camera placement and platform configuration.

  1. 01Survey traffic and the capture point
  2. 02Review distance, angle and lighting
  3. 03Install cameras and communications
  4. 04Prepare authorized plate data
  5. 05Configure schedules and exceptions
  6. 06Test day, night and real operating cases
Operating contexts

Where plate recognition is most useful

Employees and subscribers

A fluid arrival based on a registered vehicle.

Residents

Authorized vehicles and replacements managed under the site policy.

Preregistered visitors

Temporary rights attached to the plate supplied before arrival.

Multi-site organizations

Consistent policy with rights limited to the appropriate locations.

Before specifications

Decisions that shape reliability

01

Does the lane create a stable capture point?

A predictable vehicle path and appropriate speed help produce a usable image.

02

How are dirty or obscured plates handled?

A secondary method and assistance procedure keep the operation moving.

03

Who can review plate events?

Roles, retention and use should follow the organization’s approved policies.

04

Can a permit contain multiple plates?

Define replacement, simultaneous-use and duplicate rules in advance.

Questions asked before a project

Clear answers about scope, operation and integration.

Validate the lane before selecting the camera

We can review traffic, capture conditions and access rules to define a suitable LPR architecture.

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