License Plate Recognition

About the Program

Category: Information Technology (Best in Category)

Year: 2021

The Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) of Miami-Dade County Florida has 19parking facilities that may be used by the patrons of the Metrorail system for a daily price of $4.75 fees included. In partnership with the Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts, the DTPW Safety and Security Division has implemented License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology for the parking enforcementprocess.DTPW Office of Safety and Security has one vehicle and six handheld units equipped with LPR technology. Driving or walking by scans the license plates on vehicles parked in DTPW facilities. The Parking Enforcement Specialists receives a real time response indicating whether parking was paid for each of the vehicles. The technology also includes the identification of expired tags and stolen vehicles/plates. Any citation is then issued from the handheld device which performs a second check forpayment. The Parking Enforcement Specialists were trained in the use of both the in-vehicle and handheld devices processes.