Hazmat Placard
Reader
How much do you know about the hazmat shipments moving through your community?
Quickly and accurately report the presence of hazardous materials (hazmat) with the Perceptics Hazmat Placard Reader. The hazmat reader utilizes our highly accurate optical character recognition (OCR) technology to read up to six hazardous materials placards on commercial vehicles or containers. Our hazmat reader technology is available as a camera hardware add-on solution or as a separate software solution within our Summitt Software Suite.
Why Use Hazmat Reader Technology?
Hazmat readers offer numerous benefits to ensure safety and preparedness in your community. They help automate often tedious manual tasks and provide crucial data for risk assessment. Just a few of the benefits of having hazmat readers in your community include:
- Automated commodity flow surveys for hazmat shipments
- Early detection and a prepared response when incidents occur with real-time monitoring
- Ongoing current data to help identify hazmat trends and develop a hazardous materials threat and impact plan
What We Read on Hazmat Placards:
Hazmat Reader Features:
- Available as a hardware or software solution
- Reads up to six hazardous materials placards on a single vehicle or container
- Reports hazard class, division and UN number
- Customizable based on site geometry and vehicle speed
As Hardware:
New or existing Perceptics USDOT Number Readers can be upgraded with hazmat capabilities. Hazmat placard reading software is added to the internal processor on the camera to process and read hazmat placards in near real-time.
As Software:
The Summitt Hazmat software can easily be integrated with existing LPR or USDOT cameras via API, adding Hazmat functionality without the need to upgrade your existing hardware.
When paired with the Perceptics License Plate Reader, USDOT Reader or Overview Camera, officials have multiple vehicle data points to make quick and informed decisions regarding emergency response and risk mitigation.
