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Pioneers in Licence Plate Reading
CRS has been at the forefront of technical development since the very early days of image processing. In 1979, founder members of the company developed the world's first licence plate reader. Since then CRS has produced a string of groundbreaking innovations.
CRS was the first company in the world to achieve each of the following:
| 1979 |
First license plate reader |
| 1983 |
First license plate reader
to operate without vehicle detectors |
| 1989 |
First license plate reader
used for journey time and origin/destination surveys |
| 1992 |
First variable message road
sign controlled from a license plate reader |
| 1996 |
First license plate reader
network used for a major security cordon |
| 1997 |
First license plate reader
using HDTV digital cameras |
| 2001 |
First license plate reader
network used for congestion charging |
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