Scirocco provides ports that demand a very high level of security with a complete access control solution. Since there are several types of vehicles within the port that do not have license plates, for example forklifts and light trucks, a camera-based system is not an adequate means of identification. The lack of license plates makes identification both time-consuming and expensive. Since the ports also need to identify containers, trailers, cars and trucks, a system that could identify objects with or without a license plate is required.
Another case is where port employees or serving staff need to be identified when arriving with different cars at different times. It is then inconvenient to keep updated a central database with all different license plate numbers, when actually the ID concerns the person and not the car. Besides, in many markets the number of duplicate number plates creates a problem that is hard to manage with manual systems or LPR cameras alone.
The solution is to install a system where readers can identify all types of vehicles/objects/people that have a tag, regardless of whether a license plate number for the vehicle exists or is known. By integrating the system with a camera based LPR system, it is possible to keep track of every single identity at the port: trucks, trailers, port equipment, cars and people. The combination of technologies guarantees an increased security for the port area, and the port authority makes great savings in both time and money due to the fast and reliable identification.