Automatic number plate recognition - the system can use multiple camera inputs with optical character recognition software to identify the vehicle's numberplate so that the number can be logged (along with GPS position data, date & time) and checked against databases.
Automatic Number Plate Recognition. A Policing tool consisting of cameras linked to sources such as the Police National Computer and DVLA database. As a vehicle passes, the ANPR equipment reads the number plate and checks it against these sources.