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A license plate recognition camera captures an image of a passing vehicle's plate and runs optical character recognition against it, converting the plate into searchable text and, usually, an alert against a watchlist. The camera is only half the system;

A biometric access control system verifies identity using a physical trait, most often a fingerprint, a face, or an iris pattern, instead of a card or a PIN that can be lent, lost, or stolen. It still connects to the same door controller and lock hardware

Access control system installation covers the site survey, wiring or network setup, hardware mounting, and credential enrollment needed to bring a door under electronic control, and it typically runs from a single day for one retrofit door to several mont

A door access control system is the combination of a credential reader, a door controller, and an electric lock that decides, in real time, whether a specific door should open for a specific person. The reader captures a credential, the controller checks

The companies worth evaluating for AI-driven video analytics in 2026 are Ambient.ai, Argu AI, Avigilon, BriefCam, Coram AI, Lumana, Oosto, Spot AI, Verkada, and ZeroEyes - listed alphabetically below, not ranked by preference. Argu is one of the ten compa

ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) is camera-based software that reads a vehicle's license plate from live video and converts it into searchable text in real time. It is the same underlying technology most people in the United States call LPR (Lice

Occupancy analytics is camera-based software that counts how many people are in a space, a zone, or a building at a given moment, without requiring anyone to badge in or carry a sensor. It is a narrower, real-time cousin of people counting: where a simple

False alarm rate is the share of security alerts a system generates that turn out not to be a real event, and in the traditional burglar-alarm industry it has historically been extremely high. A U.S. Department of Justice-cited industry estimate, referenc

Video redaction is the process of permanently blurring, masking, or removing identifiable people, faces, or license plates from footage before it is shared, stored long-term, or released publicly. It is distinct from a live privacy mask, which hides part

Critical infrastructure security is the protection of the physical and digital systems, such as power, water, ports, and communications, whose loss would seriously disrupt public safety, the economy, or national security. The category is broader than any