Low Emission Zones

What is a Low Emission Zone?

It’s an area where the access to the most polluting cars is controlled. The way to implement it is issuing sanctions to those that enter the area with high emitting vehicles.

Low Emission Zones are implemented in many cities and European areas (Germany, Netherlands, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Denmark…) and many more will create them because of the new european directives.

How do Low Emission Zones work?

The usual system is as follows. Cameras are installed in the entries and exits of the areas and recognize the license plates of all the vehicles that are driven there.

Then, license plates are collated with official databases that include the pollution those vehicles emit and, if they don’t fulfill the requirements to access the area, a sanction proposal is automatically generated, and the corresponding entity will approve it and send it to the vehicle owner.

Barcelona's Low Emission Zone. Source: AMB

I want to implement a Low Emission Zones, who can design it for me?

You are at the right place, Neural Labs, specialist in video analytics for Smart cities, logistics, mobility, and access control, has proven experience in solutions for Low Emission Zones.

Our technology is designed 100% by our team, that makes it possible to adapt the final solution to the clients needs.

Furthermore, it stands out, amongst other reasons, because of its high reliability in license plate recognition of all kinds of vehicles, including mopeds, and because it includes privacy filters that, in case an infraction happens (the access of a vehicle not accepted in the area), license plates of the vehicles that where not involved will not be readable in the evidence images.

What cameras are used in Barcelona’s Low Emission Zones?

The cameras installed to detect and sanction the most polluting vehicles that enter to Barcelona are the Neural Ghost, from Neural Labs. This Low Emissions Zone has more than 70 cameras at its initial phase and works efficiently and at full capacity in the city.

Neural Ghost camera by Neural Labs

Neural Ghost smart cameras include Neural Labs technology and, in addition of being designed for Low Emissions Zones, they can offer all kind of vehicle analytics like (license plate, color, classification, make…), detect traffic infractions and offer sanctions proposals.

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