Use snapshots from a camera connected to Homey, and let Platerecognizer do AI based licence plate recognition. For every plate the app detects, a flow will be triggered. The app will also provide vehicle type and region.
Use cases
Presence detection
Security
Open garage door
Fun
Privacy
The Homey app uses a cloud based license plate recognition service called Platerecognizer. Using the Platerecognizer service has privacy implications. Use at own risk. Read and understand your local privacy legislation, and the terms of use from Platerecognizer.
Performance
The free Platerecognizer service allows you to upload 2500 images per month. The plate detection usually is ready within 1 to 3 seconds from uploading an image (via an action flowcard).
Test image
To make testing your flow easier, a test image is available as global image token. It has license plates of two cars and a motor cycle.
I guess it depends where your camera is looking at. I have a foscam camera pointed at my own driveway, and I configured the motion detection to not trigger on passing traffic (that would not be allowed anyway ). So 80 snapshots per day is enough for me, but I agree it is limited.
Actually, I just wrestled myself again through the terms of use, and I didn’t find anything on this subject. So it seems allowed. But I’m not a lawyer, so I might misread. And they have the right to change their terms whenever they like.
that is over 80 plate searches per day. Do you live on the highway?
). So 80 snapshots per day is enough for me, but I agree it is limited.
