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Thames Valley Police Tender Win - In partnership with Optilan
24 November 2005
The contract covers the supply, installation, commissioning of fixed and mobile vehicle number plate recognition (ANPR) systems throughout the Thames Valley Region. Optilan will provide turnkey systems incorporating ANPR equipment from Appian Plc based in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire.Philip Ambrose of Thames Valley Police said: “Optilan’s proposals showed the technical excellence we were looking for, backed by the Field Engineering capacity to deliver simultaneously to many different sites. We visited the company, and we were impressed.”
The contract covers installation, commissioning and test. The company says that its ‘total solutions’ approach covers everything from transmission systems and telecoms infrastructure to camera build and pole mounting for large scale CCTV applications. It is seen by Appian, the firm adds, as a partnership to move their development as a manufacturer forward to the widest possible installation base. Optilan was responsible for the citywide CCTV system in Hull and is currently providing communications and CCTV for section two of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
Chairman Tim Allen said: “The contract represents a welcome addition to Optilan’s Highways and CCTV portfolios. We are extremely pleased to have been chosen by Thames Valley Police, and are looking forward to working with them over the coming years. A number of other police forces with similar requirements have already contacted us with system requirements for their areas, which is a fantastic added bonus. The prospects for our ANPR business with Appian are very exciting."
The Thames Valley contract will be one of the first to use Appian’s new I-Star ANPR Camera
The I-Star Plus Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera has been
designed to read vehicle license plates day and night and obtain additional over
view images. Two cameras are sealed in a single housing, one is dedicated for ANPR, and the second camera serves as the over view camera.
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