LICENCE PLATE VIDEO RECOGNITION SYSTEM

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ASECAP 2008 Marrakesh
LICENCE PLATE VIDEO RECOGNITION SYSTEM
Authors Katarina Benkovic Mario Buljevic
Presenter Goran Puz
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• LICENCE PLATE VIDEO RECOGNITION SYSTEM
• Croatian Motorway Network
• Toll system in Croatian
• Motorways Ltd.
• The problem fraudulent use of
• tickets
• Solution licence plate video
• recognition system
• Future prospects

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CROATIAN MOTORWAY NETWORK
Motorways in Croatia Total length
01/01/2008 2x2 lanes 936.4 km 2x3 lanes 18.3
km 2x1 lane 208.8 km
Key
COMPLETED IN CONSTRUCTION PLANED AFTER 2008
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Opening to traffic in 2007 79.7 km of
motorways 15.7 km of upgraded sections to the
full scale Scheduled for opening to traffic in
2008 50 km of motorways 37 km of upgraded
sections to the full scale
CROATIAN MOTORWAY NETWORK
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Autocesta Zagreb - Macelj d.o.o.
(AZM) Autocesta Rijeka-Zagreb d.d.,
(ARZ) BINA - Istra d.d. Hrvatske autoceste
d.o.o.

MOTORWAY OPERATORS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
CROATIAN MOTORWAY NETWORK
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TOLL SYSTEM IN CROATIAN MOTORWAYS LTD.
Toll collection I CAT 0,053 EUR/km II
CAT 0,080 EUR/km III CAT 0,120 EUR/km IV
CAT 0,170 EUR/km
TOTAL TOLL INCOME ACCORDING TO VEHICLE CATEGORIES
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TOLL SYSTEM IN CROATIAN MOTORWAYS LTD.

• Upgrading of the toll collection system is
  currently in progress.
• Toll may be paid by several means
• cash payment in kuna and foreign currency,
• electronic toll collection system (tag device)
• credit cards,
• subscription (tickets, SMART cards)

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TOLL SYSTEM IN CROATIAN MOTORWAYS LTD.
Total toll collection revenue in 2007 259
Mil Increase of traffic volume in 2007 compared
to 2006 5.9 Increase of the toll revenue in
2007 compared to 2006 10.8

• Seasonal peak loads emerge during ten or so
  weekends throughout summer

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A
B
A2
B2
A
B
A2
B2
Charged
Charged
Travelled
Not collected
PROBLEM FRAUDULENT USE OF TICKETS
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SOLUTION PLATE VIDEO RECOGNITION SYSTEM

• NEW FEATURE OF PVR SYSTEM
• recognition of licence plates
• comparison of licence plates on entry and exit
  lane
• checking of all data on central level
• possibility to the personnel on plaza to take
  predefined steps in order to charge the costumer

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SOLUTION PLATE VIDEO RECOGNITION SYSTEM
Valid Logical Tests and Identical Licence plates
The controler screen
Logical error
1. Non valid Transit Document 2. U-turn 3.
Extended Journey Time
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SOLUTION PLATE VIDEO RECOGNITION SYSTEM
Valid Logical Tests and Different Licence plates
The controler screen
If the discrepancy is not cleared
The toll fare the double highest toll fare
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SOLUTION PLATE VIDEO RECOGNITION SYSTEM
Processing without Licence plate Checking

• No Encoded plate
• Lost ticket
• Unreadable Ticket
• PVR Server Unavailable
• Licence plate not recognized on Exit

• Entry Plate Absent on the
• Transit Document

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SOLUTION PLATE VIDEO RECOGNITION SYSTEM
Visualisaton of vehicle on central level
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FUTURE PROSPECTS
Licence plates as a subscription media?
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For more information Katarina Benkovic, Director
of the Road Taxation Department Mario Buljevic,
Assistant Director irolina 4, 10 000 Zagreb /
Croatia phone [phone] fax 385(1)
4694-722 e-mail katarina.benkovic_at_hac.hr mario.b
uljevic_at_hac.hr
Dr.Sc. Goran Pu, Head of Development Department