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The Mayor of New York City visits London's 'Ring of Steel' ANPR system

10 December 2007

The Mayor was visiting City of London Police to find out about the Square Mile’s anti-terrorism measures.

Mr Bloomberg was shown the City’s Talon Automatic Number Plate Recognition system (ANPR) supplied by Appian Technology PLC. Cameras  'read'  vehicle number plates as they enter the zone and check them against police databases, notably the Police National Computer (PNC). A match can be identified and the City Police Control Room alerted within four seconds. Depending on what the vehicle occupants are wanted for, resources are deployed appropriately to intercept or monitor it.

Although the ANPR system was initially installed as part of the Force's anti-terrorist policing, it also helps with wider policing activities and to inhibit crime in general. In its first three years of operation, it scanned 75 million vehicles as they passed through the Entry Points.

The Mayor of New York is one of many international visitors to be shown how ANPR benefits the City. In recent months, visitors to Wood Street have included Australian, German, Malaysian, Moldovan and Singaporean nationals.

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