When patrol vehicles use Plate link to share license plate reads, data is transmitted to and from each vehicle using cellular communication. Cellular usage depends on the patrol vehicle camera configuration and the number of plate reads captured.
NOTE: If a permit or overtime rule is not selected in Genetec Patroller™, no data is transmitted to the cloud.
Expected data usage
| Camera configuration | Data usage | Data transmitted |
|---|---|---|
| SharpZ3 cameras | 148 MB per 1000 reads |
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| SharpZ3 cameras and wheel imaging cameras | 2.2 GB per 1000 reads |
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Data usage example
Patrol vehicle 01:
- Captures plate reads, including plate ABC 123.
- Sends all plate reads through the cellular network to the cloud, including all ALPR,
context, and wheel images.NOTE: The system must upload all images from Patrol vehicle 01 because it might not be online when Patrol vehicle 02 starts its patrol.
Patrol vehicle 02:
- Downloads the metadata for recent plate reads from the cloud, including the first plate read of ABC 123.
- Captures plate read ABC 123 and generates a hit based on the previous metadata.
- Downloads all images for the first plate read of ABC 123 from the cloud.