Neology (PIPS)

🇺🇸 US — supplies BC's provincial program

The vendor behind Canada's strictest deployment: BC deletes non-hit reads at the end of the officer's shift. PIPS heritage: 50,000+ systems in 100+ countries.

The company

Privately held, headquartered in San Diego. Its PIPS Technology heritage claims 50,000+ ALPR systems in 100+ countries; the exclusive law-enforcement ALPR supplier in British Columbia via dealer Sigma Safety. BC's provincial ALPR program (RCMP-run).

The platform: BC provincial program

Hotlists generated daily from ICBC and CPIC; non-hit plate data deleted at end of officer's shift — the strictest retention in Canada.

End-of-shift deletion. The proof that minimal retention is operationally viable: BC has run it this way since the 2012 OIPC ruling.

📎 On the record: The BC OIPC's 2012 ruling that retaining non-hit data was unlawful is the template ruling for Canadian ALPR governance.

Sources: BC government: provincial ALPR program (ICBC/CPIC hotlists) · RCMP BC: ALPR practice post-2012 ruling · OIPC BC Investigation Report F12-04

The hardware — model by model

neoForce

Fixed multi-lane ANPR (4 lanes, edge AI — 100 images/sec; make/model/colour)

Radios: Integrated 4G/5G + GPS per Neology's product page; no standalone FCC/ISED certification (module-based)
Imaging: IR + colour dual-channel; resolution not published
Power: PoE
Notes: Not listed in Canada's radio-equipment registry — connectivity rides pre-certified modules.

Sources: Neology neoForce product page

P500 IRIS (P520/P525)

Fixed ALPR, 1–2 lane

Radios: Optional internal 4G modem + Wi-Fi ("configure from the street") + GPS — FCC ID 2AKNFP500FAW (granted 2021) covers the loaded variant
Imaging: 5MP IR + 5MP colour sensors; motorized 12–50mm zoom on both channels; 28-LED pulsed illuminator (740–940nm options, to 40m); 50fps per channel
Power: 48VDC, 40W; IP67, −40 to +60°C

Sources: FCC grant 2AKNFP500FAW · P500 IRIS datasheet (PDF)

Certification record: Neology's only Canadian registry entries are three RFID toll readers — no LPR camera appears. Verify: ISED Radio Equipment List (Neology: 3 RFID readers only)

⚠ Shows what the technology looks like under strong rules. Sources: BC government ALPR program page

Every specification above traces to a certification filing, teardown, carrier device listing, or the vendor's own datasheet — the full paper trail with links lives in the open research base.