Park Rangers will now be able to detect criminal activity in National Parks thanks to more cost-effective Police ANPR technology. While already used by Police departments for several years, a new partnership with Police Force technology providers and National Park bodies allows park rangers access to ANPR technology to build traffic activity maps which are updated in real-time. They'll also be given access to handheld mobile applications that can scan number plates without the use of dedicated hardware so they can track any criminals, illegal dumpers and camping violations activity happening within their jurisdiction.

Rangers will be able to assign alert notification conditions and Police ANPR technology can notify them when a number plate matches their search criteria. In the past, park rangers had to rely on police officers in patrol cars for this information - but now they have constant access as soon as it happens. The new police ANPR system is designed with ease of use and a single device can be freely swapped in and out of multiple Ranger vehicles to reduce cost.

"The Police ANPR system for Park Rangers will be introduced this Summer and is being part-funded by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The police ANPR technology has been developed with support from Aero Ranger as part of their work on improving crime response in rural areas." John Colebrook of Aero Ranger said.

Until now ANPR systems would cost as much as the vehicles themselves but thanks to AI technology and low cost IP cameras this has now been reduced to a manageable $500/m as a HaaS (Hardware as a Service) model.

Police ANPR for Park Rangers is just one aspect of Police technology that will be deployed in National Parks and forests. The police are also introducing drones, CCTV cameras and body worn video technology to help fight crime in these areas.