License Plate Detection Demo Using Raspberry Pi Camera

No more parking tickets?

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This tutorial will demonstrate how ip cameras or Raspberry Pi with camera module can be used to both detect and transcribe license plates in video feeds. This particular implementation uses a license plate recognition software package called Open ALPR.

OpenALPR is a NVIDIA software company that develops license plate and vehicle recognition products. The OpenALPR software achieves state-of-the-art accuracy through the use of deep learning. OpenALPR products are used in a wide variety of applications, such as surveillance, parking enforcement, data entry, and supply chain automation. The company is based in Boston, MA and supports customers worldwide.

ALPR, ANPR, LPR, License Plate Recognition, Open Source, Free, License Plate, Number Plate

Outline
Intro 0:00 - 1:02
Parking Garage Prototype 1:02 - 1:55
Open ALPR 1:55 - 2:28
Tech Stack 2:28 - 3:26
Configure RPI 3:26 - 4:00
Add Camera Module 4:00 - 4:34
Format MicroSD Card 4:34 - 5:00
Install Imager 5:00 - 5:22
Advanced Options 5:22 - 6:23
Boot RPi 6:23 - 7:30
Connect to RPi with SSH 7:30 - 14:10
Create AutoML Model 14:10 - 41:33

GitHub Repo

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Open ALPR

[AtactHD]

I can't believe I just watched the full hour of this. Definitely one of the coolest videos I've ever seen. Thank you!

[AndersJackson]

Great video on a interesting topic. thanks.

Some comments:
I would set the name when flashing the SD card with Imager program.

Then there will not be a conflicting name when you connect with ssh. And IF you get a conflict, you can also use the command line to remove the conflicting name from ssh configuration, if you have.

I never do "sudo su -"
I just use "sudo commad" when I need root access.

I prefers Emacs instead of vim. I usually edit files over ssh by using Emacs on my machine. I find that easier then to install Emacs or vim on the target machine.

[JohnDoe-idhi]

Thank you, thank you so much for making this video.

[trezero]

Great video. Any significant updates with using Vertex AI since it seems to be replacing the older Vision AI?

[yulianad.sabusalu]

I really like your video, it's really good.
I'm working on my thesis. I am very grateful if you can help me.🙏

[meghanarprakash]

Great video!!! It helped a lot. I just wanted to know the camera specification

[johnbubu]

Thank you for your tutorial. It gives a good overview of how ai models work 😊

[tacom]

What if all I need is an endpoint that reads numbers off of a camera feed (source could be another monitor with some metrics etc etc). Is there a way to accomplish that without using Web APIs, ie completely offline.

[vikashkumar-cree]

Dear tutor
Greetings! I have gone through your YouTube tutorial lector and found it really informative. I am requesting you make a Tutorial integrating IoT Raspberry Pi and computer vision. It would be highly helpful for students like us who want to develop a project.

[mikkolempinen]

Does this learn from every new camera photo or do you have to manually make a new run with all the images?

[edypeqk]

Question. Im using roboflow on my surface pro and steam deck my model is getting 5fps with this be faster? I need at least 30fps

[ma.sofhiahorteza]

hi there data slayer been following your method i tried to import the csv file into the datasheet it seems it does not accept it

[thiruvengadam]

Can you compare Raspberry Pi with Google Coral Dev Board for similar use case?

[muhammadm]

Which os version you are running on the pi? Year and bit type (32-64bit)

[matrixanu]

Hi Data Slayer, Can you tell me whether i can do the same thing using a Phone as a Phone has everything inbuilt...Thanks

[toober]

Do you think it'd be possible to match the license plates against a database of stolen cars and then flash a dynamic sign to drivers to let them know they are driving a stolen car? (This could be a useful deterrent against crimes committed in stolen cars!)

[arhaanar]

Can anyone please provide me with the link to buy the camera module or just tell me the camera model i really need it .... project deadline is approaching please help me out ....

[mintheartist]

Data Slayer. At 8:17 when you clear out the host file. For me when I try this, it doesn't let me edit it at all. Is there a solution to this?

[JirayuVijjakajohn]

51:26 what is it that you are holding in your left hand

[KettlebellGunsmith]

Anyone else notice it OCR'ed the "GDD Z55" license plate incorrectly as "GDD 255"?