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*   KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) -- More drug and
*   smuggling convictions may soon result from a laser optics research
*   agreement signed here Sept. 25 between the Air Force Phillips
*   Laboratory and FLIR Systems, Inc.
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*   "Current sensors cannot read a license plate, ship registration, or
*   aircraft tail number," said 1st Lieutenant Robert J. Ireland of
*   Phillips's Lasers and Imaging Directorate.
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*   "But an operator with special eyewear, using a laser spotlight having a
*   wavelength invisible to the unaided eye, may be able to," he said.
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Read car's license plates at night?

Phillips's Lasers and Imaging Directorate?


What is this?

*   http://www.rockwell.com/te/itsinca.html
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*                 TraffiCam Vehicle Detection Sensor
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*   Rockwell is working with a variety of state and local authorities,
*   including several in California, for the introduction of a new, advanced
*   technology sensor called TraffiCam. The sensor uses machine vision
*   technology to detect vehicles. The capabilities of the sensor make it
*   useful for a variety of applications, including freeway surveillance

Ugh oh, 'machine vision', I don't like the sound of that...

*   http://hippo.mit.edu/projects/projects.html#sensor
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*                    NEW TRAFFIC SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
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*   MIT was responsible for the co