Hidalgo Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

Agency	Hidalgo Police Department
Location	Hidalgo, TX
Technology	Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor	Skycop

Through Operation Stonegarden, the Hidalgo Police Department purchased one SkyCop surveillance trailers for $79,000. In addition to video and audio, the cameras also function as automated license plate readers.

Links
Government information (Hidalgo County Meeting Minutes)

More about this technology

Cameras attached to fixed locations or to patrol cars that are used to track license plates.