Leonardo ELSAG
Leonardo ELSAG is an a surveillance company offering ALPR-based mass surveillance systems.[1] They have a manufacturing site Greensboro, NC (4221 Tudor Lane) and a software engineering site in Brewster, NY.[2]
Leonardo's ELSAG Mobile Plate Hunter is designed to be mounted on a vehicle. It us used by law enforcement agencies, as well as private companies, to automatically scan and record license plates in mass.[3] Leonardo has expanded its offerings beyond this, to also include installed options. From innocuous video cameras, to solar-powered roadside scanners, Leonardo ELSAG tries to provide consistent awareness of every vehicle's location.[4] They also provide services for the collection of tolls and parking fees.[5] Although originally more focused on just collecting license plate numbers and comparing them to watch lists, "Leonardo/ELSAG ALPR Systems invested in making a robust data analytical tool to mine information that is useful to law enforcement but could also play a role in other security applications."[6]
History
The company Leonardo began its story in 2004, as a join venture between Finmeccanica and Remington Arms. Their goal was to develop, create, and deploy automatic license plate recognition systems for United States market. By 2008, Remington had withdrawn from the venture, and under the name ELSAG North America LLC., it was a subsidiary of Finmeccanica.[6]
- ↑ https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr
- ↑ https://www.police1.com/Leonardo-ELSAG-ALPR-Systems
- ↑ https://www.officer.com/command-hq/technology/traffic/lpr-license-plate-recognition/product/10053204/elsag-alpr-lpr-anpr-leonardo-leonardo-elsag-mobile-plate-hunter
- ↑ https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr
- ↑ https://cybersecurity.leonardo.com/en/security-cyber/operation-control/license-plate-recognition
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.securityindustry.org/2023/03/09/sia-new-member-profile-leonardo-elsag-alpr-systems/