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APT Group of Companies - APT launches new division to drive new 'Bay Sensing' and 'ANPR' Technologies
The APT Group of Companies – the vehicle access, revenue
parking and people counting business – has launched a new
division – APT Technologies – specifically to provide and
promote two fast-growing areas of parking management technology
to new and existing customers: ‘Bay Sensing’, and Automatic
Number Plate Recognition (ANPR).
Bay sensing is a relatively new concept, already popular in
Europe and now being trialled in the UK, that senses whether a
parking bay is occupied or empty, and indicates its status via
red and green lights installed above the parking area. It allows
drivers to immediately see where spaces are available, greatly
improving traffic flow and enhancing their parking experience.
The technology will be made available in partnership with INDECT,
an Austrian-based business and acknowledged leader in its field
that already has more than 30 installations in Europe and is the
specified technology for a number of retail sites in Dubai.
ANPR is an established technology within the security and
policing sectors, now increasingly being used in the parking
industry to help improve and bring new levels of flexibility to
customer service. The system can automatically allow entry to a
car park to authorised personnel and pre-booked visitors, simply
by ‘recognising’ their car as it arrives by reading its plate.
ANPR can control barriers, count the number of vehicles that
have parked, and support a guard to determine if vehicles (and
drivers) are authorised as and when they arrive. Information can
be networked and shared as required, with images of vehicles and
their license plates captured with an event log for subsequent
review.
The ANPR technology is being provided as part of an exclusive
re-seller agreement with the specialist manufacturer, Citysnyc,
and two installations are already underway with Stansted
Airport, and a project for Southampton City Council.
Commenting on the launch of the new business, Dermot Murphy,
Director of The APT Group of Companies says: “Both Bay
Sensing and ANPR are very fast growing areas of technological
development and a logical fit to the solutions we provide, not
only in our revenue parking business (APT SkiData) but also in
our Systems business (APT Controls).
“By reaching agreement with these leading specialists, INDECT
and Citysync, we will be able to bring further value-added
solutions to our existing customers, as well as working with new
customers where APT technology may not already be installed.”
Email: imcintyre@aga.co.uk