TagMaster, a producer of long-range identification systems based on RFID for Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) solutions has announced that their partner Generale Sistemi has installed a Vehicle Access Control installation in the Italian court in central Italy. The installation is using an integrated combination of long range RFID identification and OCR (optical character recognition) cameras for the access control of vehicles.

To be able to handle access control for visitors and other vehicles not equipped with an RFID tag, an integrated OCR camera is used. The camera is an integrated part of the Total Gate Control (TGC) system developed and supplied by Generale Sistemi. The system uses a built in database for administration of access control parameters such as scheduling and access rights. The database contains both the ID-tag numbers as well as the number plates. The access gate is controlled by the TGC system and forms in this way a complete high security access control solution. Pictures taken by the OCR camera of cars not equipped with RFID tag are used to identify vehicles given temporary access acceptance. Pictures are also taken of vehicles trying to access without permission. [www.tagmaster.com] [www.generalesistemi.it]