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Federal Signal Forms ALPR Industry Consortium

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

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With the growing use of Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) systems at the federal, state and local level being provided by various companies, Federal Signal Corp. [FSS] has established an industry consortium to develop a data exchange protocol to enable interoperability and data sharing among the various ALPR systems on the market. Last fall the International Association of Chiefs of Police adopted a resolution supporting license plate recognition, a sign of increased acceptance of the technology globally, the company says.…

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