PlateRanger's Mobile License Plate Reader Application

With the growing demand for mobile, flexible solutions in law enforcement investigations, PlateRanger's™ Rekor® Blue is a powerful mobile license plate reader app for license plate recognition (LPR). Leveraging the convenience of mobile phones, Rekor Blue transforms any smartphone or tablet into an LPR camera, allowing investigators to scan license plates anytime, anywhere, on any device.

Using PlateRanger's LPR system from a mobile device is a force multiplier in investigations and patrol settings. Scanning the license plates of vehicles in large areas, such as those parked around crime scenes, can enhance efficiency while working to generate hot list matches and additional vehicle leads.

What is the PlateRanger Mobile App?

The Rekor Blue mobile app lets officers scan license plates using a smartphone or tablet, providing a convenient and accessible approach to LPR technology. Downloading Rekor Blue onto a mobile device, investigative units can transform their cameras into powerful tools for scanning and querying license plates and comparing those scans with hot lists and other data within PlateRanger.

This process is straightforward: officers scan plates in real time with their device camera, and the app queries the scans against the hot lists of vehicle alerts downloaded each time the app is opened. If any matches or flags are associated with the plate, the investigating officer receives an immediate notification, enabling rapid response.

Investigative and Patrol Flexibility

As an investigative tool, PlateRanger's mobile app offers unmatched flexibility. Officers searching for a specific vehicle or gathering evidence near an incident can gather crucial vehicle data using a smartphone or tablet. Investigators can search PlateRanger's database to link suspect vehicles to recent activity, locate wanted vehicles, or cross-reference plates associated with ongoing investigations. This mobile solution helps speed up investigations, reducing the time needed to locate vehicles of interest, developing new investigative vehicle leads, and enabling investigators to act swiftly based on timely information.

PlateRanger's mobile app is ideal for patrol officers who frequently move between vehicles or shift locations during patrol investigations. Unlike stationary or fixed LPR systems or vehicle-mounted mobile LPR cameras, the mobile app can be used on foot, in patrol vehicles, or at static checkpoints, giving officers flexibility in the field. Patrol officers can scan plates near crime hotspots, identifying stolen vehicles, vehicles associated with wanted persons, or those flagged for other reasons. This flexibility enhances patrol efficiency, allowing officers to maximize coverage and quickly check large volumes of vehicles during a patrol-level investigation while still being visible in the community during routine patrols.

Benefits of PlateRanger's Mobile License Plate Reader

The PlateRanger mobile app has the potential to impact law enforcement agencies significantly. By making LPR technology accessible on mobile devices, agencies can increase efficiency, broaden their LPR coverage, and provide officers with valuable investigative tools. The ability of the mobile app to integrate with the PlateRanger database through the mobile device amplifies data sharing, enabling real-time insights that support investigation resolution and proactive policing.

With PlateRanger and the associated mobile app, law enforcement agencies can use existing mobile devices to expand LPR coverage. Each device becomes a powerful, mobile LPR unit, allowing agencies to cover larger areas or focus on specific locations without needing additional LPR hardware. Officers responding to an incident can quickly gather valuable insights into nearby vehicles that can be instrumental to investigations and case closure, multiplying the impact of LPR technology across teams and shifts.

Transforming LPR in Law Enforcement

The PlateRanger app, powered by Rekor Blue, represents a transformative tool in mobile license plate recognition and is only available as part of the PlateRanger powered by Rekor solution. For agencies looking to empower their officers and extend LPR capabilities without significant hardware investments, PlateRanger is a strategic choice with substantial benefits.