PlateScan, Inc., is a rapidly growing privately held, Newport Beach, CA-based company with offices in New York, NY, Dallas, TX, Columbus, OH and Asheville, NC. It is the seller of the most mature, widely distributed and accurate mobile and fixed position license plate recognition technology.

Originally a division of Civica Software, it has recently been incorporated as a stand alone company in order to focus exclusively on providing its customers with the very highest standards of Automatic License Plate Recognition software and hardware, including a robust suite of data analysis software.

PlateScan has also entered into a strategic investment and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the broader Intelligence Community (IC). In-Q-Tel’s funding strengthens PlateScan’s ability to rapidly advance its license plate recognition and data analysis capabilities and to develop important new products for commercial and government markets.

The proprietary PlateScan technology is in daily use across the US by law enforcement agencies both large and small. In addition to local policing, PlateScan is used to protect mission-critical Department of Homeland Security facilities and provide border protection across the United States.

Along with public safety, PlateScan is used in many private sector markets, such as access control and repossessions. It is also used to provide traffic management information to both the public and private sectors.