Why Your Business Should Use ALPR for Security

Being proactive is essential for the proper security of a business location. It’s integral to have both preventative measures and responsive protocols in place to prevent the damage or loss of company property. This coverage is even more important for businesses with dangerous products or high-value intellectual property.

Automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) is an innovative security system that solves many problems businesses face when limiting access and securing their facilities. 

Here are some compelling reasons why you should add ALPR to your business security ecosystem.

Improves Security Coverage

One of the challenges businesses face when keeping a property secure is limited human resources. Even the best security personnel have limited coverage. For example, someone walking the site will inevitably leave areas uncovered as they progress, and someone monitoring screens will have to look away at some point.

Using ALPR ensures continuous monitoring of what vehicles enter and leave the premises. Additionally, the ALPR system will create a log of information to review as needed. When integrated into the broader security ecosystem, ALPR is a powerful tool.

Improves Reporting Accuracy

Sometimes, preventative measures aren’t enough to deter someone from engaging in nefarious activities. When a situation occurs, many businesses rely on security personnel to file a report that will act as the basis of an investigation. The problem with this approach is that eyewitness accounts are notoriously inaccurate.

ALPR systems like AutoVu improve reporting accuracy by capturing in-depth information about vehicles. In addition to accurately capturing the license plate number, AutoVu also recognizes vehicle models and colors, even when it’s dark and rainy.

Even well-trained security personnel may struggle to accurately identify the make and model of a vehicle, the speed of travel, or the color — dark blue and black look the same at night.

This detailed, accurate information can improve the outcomes of an investigation should a security breach arise. The data captured by ALPR is irrefutable, building a strong case should you need to press charges against someone. In fact, law enforcement uses this technology all the time.

Aids in Data-Driven Decision-Making

ALPR has business benefits beyond security applications; you can also use this data for forecasting and decision-making. Your ALPR system will provide data regarding peak traffic times, how many vehicles enter and exit your lot, their length of stay, and any flow interruptions or inefficiencies. This data can help you make informed decisions to improve processes and determine whether changes are needed.

While this benefit isn’t applicable to all business types at all times, it’s an extra feature that could prove useful one day. For example, suppose your business is growing, and you’re trying to determine whether expansion is justified. In that case, this data could be the key factor in whether you need to invest in new parking space or just need some optimizations.

Cost-Effective

Staffing coordination and management is a significant drain on resources. Using ALPR as a part of your overall security ecosystem can help mitigate your need for human resources and the associated costs. The improved efficiency offered by this technology will make it possible to keep your site secure with a smaller security team. 

Controls Access to Secure Locations

Finally, using ALPR can also help limit access to secure areas of your business. For example, suppose your international shipping warehouse is in the same lot as your general head office. In that case, you can rely on ALPR to limit access to approved personnel to maintain compliance regulations for your business.

In this sense, using ALPR works similar to keycards for your business, ensuring only those on the IT team can access the servers or only people in HR can access personnel files.

Integrating ALPR into your business security infrastructure is an effective way to use technological innovations to protect your assets and people.

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