OCR Camera Portal

With unmatched speed, the OCR Camera Portal generates a set of high resolution images of all trucks entering or exiting a terminal. Based on these images the system allows the seamless inspection of the condition of truck and cargo for damage claims management, and an extremely fast and accurate OCR identification by automatically detecting and reading container numbers (ISO & Non-ISO), ISO codes, trailer numbers, truck license plates, chassis numbers, IMDG dangerous goods labels, door direction, exact position on the chassis and its state (full or empty).

Key Features

• Drive-through, supports trucks speeds up to 40 km/h
• Extremely fast processing time (3 seconds per truck passage)
• One system can handle up to 500 trucks/hour
• Supports all different container types and combinations
• Highest OCR accuracy rate in the market (>98%)
• Support of Intermodal, non-ISO container and trailer numbers
• Reads U.S. Chassis numbers
• Returns load type, position and door direction
• System designed for very high redundancy
• Uses Linescan camera technology
• Acquisition of tamper-proof, certified high resolution images
• Time and location tags embedded in image
• Spot Line triggering
• Solid state triggering system, no inductive ground loops needed
• LED-based light-on-demand illumination system
• Low energy consumption
• Small foot print
• Seamless interaction and integration with the local TOS or other host system

Concept

The Camera Portal is a unique in-house development of CAMCO, specifically designed to operate outdoors in the harsh environments of ports and terminals. The CAMCO cameras are based on Linescan and Areascan technology and contain only thoroughly tested and industrial-quality components.

Linescan technology can be compared with a flatbed scanner. This scanning technology delivers laser sharp pictures far ahead of 2D stitching technology.

The Camera Portal uses only a strict minimum of equipment, allowing a fast installation, minimal power supply, and requiring only limited support and maintenance. It has an exceptionally high reliability, is completely solid state and fully redundant.

High throughput

Its extremely fast processing speed makes that a single Camera Portal can handle up to 500 trucks per hour, limiting the requirement to install numerous portals. Typically one or two Camera Portals are installed in front of the gate lanes. The OCR portal is based on "spot line triggering" so that all pictures are taken on one virtual line. Combined with the fast processing, this concept allows almost bumper to bumper traffic and does not require traffic throttling solutions such as speed bumps, traffic lights or barriers.

Market reference

The CAMCO OCR Camera Portal is very well known in the market for its unparalleled quality of images, and extremely high OCR accuracy rates. CAMCO guarantees a Container Code OCR accuracy rate of minimum 98%. In order to allow its customers to check and validate these accuracy percentages CAMCO developed an open and straightforward Auditing and Penalty system.

Benefits

With more then 150 installation around the globe this solution is proven technology. The powerful OCR systems of CAMCO provide a flexible, modular system that helps terminal operators accelerate gate activity, minimize truck processing time and maximize user productivity. Its extremely high OCR accuracy rates allow a very fast ROI as less operator interventions are required.

Some Installations

The CAMCO OCR Camera Portal is used in a wide variety of gate automation solutions introduced in Container terminals, RoRo terminals, Intermodal and Rail terminals. Go to the Solutions section to read more. All the camera systems that CAMCO installed so far (the first was installed in 2002) are still in full operation.