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A 24/7 gym with no staff: how it works
How a gym runs 24/7 without a night shift - a turnstile and reader at the door, access with an expiry date, and a log of every entry.
Access control
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Ideas, news and practical advice on access control, smart parking and entrance automation.
Technology
How licence plate recognition (ANPR) works
What happens in the second between a car approaching and the barrier lifting - camera, reading, list check and decision.
Technology
Facial recognition at the door: how it works
How a camera turns a face into a template, how it differs from a card and a licence plate, and where it actually makes sense at a door.
Tips
Hotel parking system without an attendant
How licence plate recognition keeps hotel parking spaces for guests, stops unauthorized cars and takes the barrier phone calls off the front desk.
Technology
How smart parking reduces traffic jams
Automatic licence-plate recognition cuts time at the entrance and removes the queues and congestion that build up around car parks.