Portland Police Bureau: Automated License Plate Readers
Agency | Portland Police Bureau |
Location | Portland, OR |
Technology | Automated License Plate Readers |
Vendor |
The Portland Police Bureau has been using automatic license plate readers since 2008.
Links
Government information (Directives Manual/Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) policies)
News article (The Bulletin)
https://www.wweek.com/news/2015/12/16/somebodys-watching-you/
More about this technology
Automated license plate readers are cameras attached to fixed locations or to patrol cars that capture every license plate that passes. The data is uploaded to searchable databases with the time, date, and GPS coordinates.