Complete Gate Automation. One Integrated Programme.
Cameras, kiosk, QR workflow, safety-interlocked barrier control, and intercom — integrated as one gate system. Haulers pre-register once; drivers stay in the cabin; the barrier opens on a confirmed DepotMaster match. The EIR-linked, container-number-validated record is a by-product of the gate running correctly.
ConPDS owns the automation outcome · Your contractor builds the site · DepotMaster required
Autogate is not an OCR layer connected to whichever depot management system you already run. It is a three-part gate solution — ConPDS Autogate and Tracker at the lane, DepotMaster as the operational system of record. Depots not already on DepotMaster migrate as part of the Autogate programme.
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DepotMaster
Bookings & reservations · matching · transaction state · EIR & gate event storage · operational source of truth
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ConPDS Tracker / Autogate
Automation electronics · OCR · workflows · gate control
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Site Infrastructure
Barrier · kiosk · power · network — built by your contractor to ConPDS specifications
ConPDS Owns the Automation Outcome
The customer owns the site infrastructure. Autogate is a complete gate automation programme — not a camera-installation kit and not a crate of hardware to mount yourself. ConPDS owns the automation outcome from design through support. Your local infrastructure contractor builds a site physically capable of supporting that system, to ConPDS specifications.
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Design
Software
Electronics
Integration
Calibration
Workflows
Commissioning
Go-live
Optimisation
Support
From site assessment through go-live supervision and ongoing support — ConPDS owns the automation outcome end to end.
Customer responsibility
Your local infrastructure contractor builds site infrastructure to ConPDS specifications: steelwork, concrete, kiosk totems, barriers, loops and sensors, fibre and networking, electrical work, GPU server, monitoring PCs, displays, and UPS. ConPDS does not supply these components — see the subscription model for the full supply split.
What Is Gate Operations Infrastructure?
Gate operations infrastructure removes the manual steps that slow down every truck visit — from booking to gate-in to yard operations to gate-out — and replaces them with automated capture, validation, and barrier control. The hauler enters booking data once. That data becomes the single source of truth for everything that follows. The EIR-linked, container-number-validated gate evidence record is the by-product of operations running correctly — not a separate task for gate or office staff.
One integrated gate system — two supply roles. ConPDS provides automation electronics and software; your contractor builds physical infrastructure to ConPDS specifications. ConPDS charges a one-time project fee plus an annual per-gate subscription — see how an Autogate project is priced and the subscription model for detail.
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One integrated gateCameras, kiosk, barrier, sensors, intercom, and network — designed, integrated, and configured as one system
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Pre-register onceHauler books online; each booking gets a QR code the driver brings to the lane
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Cabin-first flowOCR results show on the kiosk before the driver acts — no need to leave the vehicle on a standard visit
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Validated at captureISO 6346 check-digit verification catches OCR misreads before DepotMaster or the EIR
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Exceptions indoorsMismatch routes to the office via intercom — every override stays in the audit trail
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EIR-linked evidenceEvery gate event leaves a container-linked record — no reconstruction at dispute time
How Gate Operations Infrastructure Works in Practice
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Pre-Register
Hauler books online, driver gets QR code(s)
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Truck Approaches
Passes cameras, stops at kiosk totem
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Tracker Identifies
OCR reads plate + container number(s), results shown on kiosk
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Driver Scans QR
QR scan triggers DepotMaster validation
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Barrier Decision
All data matches → barrier opens · Mismatch → office exception
STEPS 01–02 — PRE-REGISTER & APPROACH
Online Pre-Registration and Truck Approach
The hauler pre-registers each booking online — each booking generates one QR code for the driver. A driver with multiple bookings (e.g. a drop-off and a pick-up) arrives with one QR code per booking. The truck drives through the camera zone and stops at the kiosk totem — no staff involvement required at this stage.
STEPS 03–04 — IDENTIFY & VALIDATE
Tracker Identification, Kiosk Display, and QR Scan
ConPDS Tracker detects the truck from the video stream, reads the licence plate and container number(s), selects the best result, and pushes the data to the kiosk app. The driver sees their plate and container numbers displayed on screen, then scans their QR code(s). The QR scan triggers the DepotMaster call — validating the OCR-captured data against the active booking in real time.
STEP 05 — BARRIER DECISION
Automatic Barrier Control or Exception Routing
When all data matches — licence plate, container number(s), and QR booking — DepotMaster confirms and Tracker opens the barrier automatically. The driver proceeds without leaving the cabin. On any mismatch, the kiosk displays a clear message and connects the driver to the gate office via intercom. The office can correct the data and open the barrier manually — every decision is logged in the audit trail.
Want every gate scenario laid out step-by-step — standard drop-off, pick-up, gate-out verification, shuttle bookings, and multi-booking visits? See the full Autogate Gate Workflows.
How an Autogate Project Is Priced
One implementation. Two ConPDS commercial components — plus customer site infrastructure procured separately. ConPDS does not publish list prices; this is the pricing architecture a procurement team needs to understand scope and invoicing.
01 — One-Time Project Fee
Initial Implementation
Site assessment and engineering
System configuration and integration
On-site commissioning and training
Supervised go-live and initial optimisation
02 — Annual Per-Gate Subscription
Ongoing Autogate Solution
ConPDS-supplied lane electronics
Software licences, updates, and platform operation
What Gate Operations Infrastructure Achieves — Throughput, Headcount, Audit Posture
Three things move in the same direction the moment the gate stops being a manual process: throughput per gate hour, headcount needed to run that hour, and the defensibility of the gate evidence the depot will be asked to produce months later. A disputed interchange charge without defensible evidence becomes a direct operational cost — at the gate, that cost is fully avoidable.
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From Minutes to Seconds — Per Gate Event
Manual gate registration takes several minutes per truck — longer under peak load. Observed at live deployments, a standard gate event with ConPDS Autogate completes in seconds: automated OCR capture, QR confirmation, and instant DepotMaster validation with no manual input. At depots processing thousands of events per month, that difference is a material throughput gain.
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Container Number Validation at Capture
Check-digit validation catches OCR misreads and data-entry errors at the moment of capture — before they reach DepotMaster or the EIR record.
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EIR-Linked Evidence at Every Gate Event
Every gate transaction creates a timestamped, container-linked evidence record — giving shipping lines and leasing companies the proof they need to resolve interchange disputes.
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Full Office Control — Without Leaving the Desk
Gate operators see live OCR reads, licence plates, and the camera frame used for each capture. They can mirror the driver's kiosk screen, speak to the driver via intercom, correct any incorrect data, force a barrier open, or remotely reset a kiosk — all from the Tracker interface.
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Exceptions Handled Indoors
Mismatch events are routed to the office via kiosk intercom — removing outdoor staff exposure from exception handling while keeping the gate team in full operational control.
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Full Audit Trail — Every Decision Logged
Matches, mismatches, manual overrides, and driver acceptances are all captured and recorded by ConPDS Tracker — every gate decision is timestamped and retrievable at any point.
Built to Fit Your Gate, Within Defined Prerequisites
ConPDS owns the automation outcome; the customer owns the site infrastructure. Autogate requires DepotMaster for reservations and gate evidence, a gate layout that meets lane length, width, and camera sight-line specifications, and a motorised barrier ConPDS can control remotely via relays or switches. Within those constraints, gate hours, exception policies, and rollout pace are configured to match your operation.
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DepotMaster required
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Your gate hours
Your exception policies
Your rollout pace
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Site & Physical Requirements
Gate lanes must meet ConPDS length, width, and camera sight-line specifications — one to many lanes, gate-in only, gate-out only, or fully bidirectional. The barrier must be motorised and controllable remotely via relay or switch; camera positions are designed around your lane geometry during the site assessment.
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Operational Flexibility
Standard gate-in and gate-out, pick-up, drop-off verification, shuttle and hired-truck bookings, multi-booking visits via ADD OPERATION, whitelisted bypass for known vehicles, configurable yard capacity limits, and office override available on every transaction.
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DepotMaster Integration
DepotMaster is required — it is the reservation system and the store for gate evidence. Autogate validates OCR reads against DepotMaster bookings via REST API and writes gate event records back to it. MQTT and JSON outputs are available for any TOS, WMS, or logistics platform that needs gate event data downstream.
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Scales Per Gate
Add gates at any time without re-architecting the system — each lane scales linearly with its own subscription component. Initial implementation is scoped under the one-time project fee; additional gates may require subscription and project scope updates.
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Rollout Flexibility
Five-phase deployment with a supervised pilot on one lane first. Scale the remaining lanes at the depot's pace. On-premise processing keeps the gate running throughout the transition — manual and automated operations can coexist during rollout.
What is not flexible today: ConPDS Autogate requires DepotMaster as the reservation system — additional DMS integrations are on the roadmap. Rollouts also require a supervised pilot and enough lead time for depot training. These are deliberate constraints, not limitations we hide.
The Autogate Stack: Subscription · Site Infrastructure · Intelligence
ConPDS Autogate
Complete Gate Automation Programme
The complete programme brings together ConPDS-supplied automation electronics and software with customer-built gate infrastructure — including kiosk totem, motorised barrier, safety sensors, and site networking — under one engineered and commissioned Autogate design.
The kiosk computing device runs the self-service Autogate app — the driver-facing output of ConPDS Tracker. It guides the driver through gate-in or gate-out step by step, displaying exactly what Tracker has processed and what DepotMaster has confirmed, in plain language the driver can act on immediately.
ConPDS charges a one-time project fee for initial implementation and an annual per-gate subscription for supplied electronics, software, and ongoing support. Your local infrastructure contractor builds gate, kiosk, power, and network infrastructure to ConPDS specifications. Tracker is the on-premise intelligence layer included in every subscription. Gate evidence is stored in DepotMaster. ConPDS Checker is a separate product and is not part of the Autogate solution.
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Every gate event becomes operational evidence you can report on
The same gate events that open the barrier feed a reporting layer — a live gate analytics dashboard and a plain-language management summary that exports to HTML or PDF. The panels below are pulled from one anonymised live ConPDS Autogate deployment over a rolling 12-month period.
Throughput and accuracy at a glance43,107 gate events over a rolling 12-month period — 88.19% completed with no operator correction, an 11.81% intervention rate. Most interventions relate to wrong reservation data.
Every gate event, mapped by day and hourReal gate traffic across all gates — colour intensity is volume, and the figure under each cell is the error-free / operator-intervention split for that hour.
Gate operations measured in seconds5,542 successful visits timed from first container read to barrier in that same live sample — a 5-second fastest pass and a 32-second median, against manual gate handling that runs to minutes.
Every intervention has an ownerEach operator correction is attributed — most errors relate to wrong reservation data; only a small share originate in ConPDS OCR software, and the rest are routed to the party who can actually fix them.
Every panel here is filtered, compared period-over-period, and exported to HTML or PDF from the same interface — the reporting is a by-product of the gate running correctly, not a report anyone assembles by hand.
Built for On-Premise Security and Open Integration
OCR and video processing operate locally and do not depend on internet connectivity. Standard automated gate transactions require connectivity to DepotMaster for booking validation and confirmation. Gate event data is not locked in: MQTT and JSON outputs are available for downstream systems. For the full compliance posture and integration detail, see the Autogate System Architecture.
On-Premise Video Processing
Full Gate Event Audit Trail
Secure Transmission to DepotMaster
MQTT · JSON Outputs
ISO 6346 Check-Digit Validation
Frequently Asked Questions About ConPDS Autogate
What is ConPDS Autogate and what does it do? ▼
ConPDS Autogate is a complete automated gate system for container depots — combining cameras, kiosk interaction, QR booking confirmation, safety-interlocked barrier control, and video intercom as one integrated installation. ConPDS supplies the automation electronics and software; the depot provides the required site infrastructure to ConPDS specifications. ConPDS charges a one-time project fee for initial implementation and commissioning, plus an annual per-gate subscription for ongoing operation. On-site go-live is supervised by a ConPDS engineer through the five-phase deployment programme (see Autogate deployment phases). Haulers pre-register bookings online, drivers scan from inside the cabin, and the barrier opens automatically on a confirmed DepotMaster match.
Does ConPDS Autogate replace our existing depot management system? ▼
Yes — running DepotMaster is a requirement. Depots already on DepotMaster can proceed directly; others migrate as part of the Autogate programme. Autogate adds automated OCR capture, kiosk self-service, and barrier control on top of DepotMaster. It does not integrate with other depot management systems today.
What happens when OCR data does not match the booking reservation? ▼
When a mismatch is detected, the driver receives an on-screen message on the kiosk terminal touch screen directing them to use the intercom. Office staff are then able to correct the reservation data in DepotMaster and trigger the barrier manually, or direct the driver to the office for resolution. Every mismatch event and the subsequent office decision are logged in the audit trail — the exception handling itself is part of the retrievable record.
How does ConPDS Autogate support EIR documentation and dispute resolution? ▼
Every gate event is automatically linked to timestamped evidence — validated container number, truck plate, camera frame, and gate decision — creating an EIR-linked record at the point of transaction. When a shipping line or leasing company raises a dispute, the evidence is retrievable immediately without manual reconstruction of what happened at the gate.
How does ConPDS Autogate connect to ConPDS Tracker? ▼
ConPDS Tracker is the intelligence layer that powers Autogate — on-premise OCR processing that reads live video streams, performs container number and licence plate recognition, and executes the barrier decision the moment DepotMaster confirms a match. Gate operators manage every transaction from the Tracker interface: live OCR reads with camera frame preview, mirrored kiosk screen, intercom, data correction, forced barrier open, and remote kiosk reset — all without leaving the office.
Related Resources
ConPDS Autogate is the complete gate programme — one-time project fee plus annual per-gate subscription — integrated with DepotMaster as the reservation system. The project fee covers initial engineering, integration, commissioning, and go-live; the subscription covers ConPDS-supplied electronics, software, and ongoing support. Your contractor builds site infrastructure to ConPDS specifications. ConPDS Tracker is the on-premise intelligence layer that processes video streams and coordinates each gate transaction. Gate evidence is stored in DepotMaster.
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Make the Gate an Infrastructure Decision, Not a Documentation Project
If the depot is still processing gate events manually, the cost compounds with every truck — minutes per visit, transcription errors that surface as disputes months later, and EIR records nobody can produce on demand. Gate operations infrastructure replaces that with a measurable process: throughput per gate hour, headcount needed to run that hour, and a defensible EIR-linked evidence record that comes for free with the gate running correctly.
✗ Manual Gate Operations
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Minutes per truck at gate registrationEvery gate-in requires a gate officer to manually identify the driver, read the container number, and log the visit — repeated for every truck, every visit.
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Transcription errors create downstream mismatchesManual container number entry introduces transposed digits that create reservation mismatches — often not caught until a dispute is raised.
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Drivers leave their cabin and queue at the officeEvery truck requires the driver to physically enter the gate office — slowing throughput for every vehicle behind them.
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Paper job orders for lift operatorsLift operators work from printed or verbal instructions — no live coordination, no digital record of what was actioned and when.
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No EIR-linked evidence for interchange disputesWhen shipping lines or leasing companies raise a dispute, there is no retrievable camera evidence linked to the EIR record.
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Second office visit required at gate-outDrivers must return to the office before leaving — unnecessary friction added to the end of every gate transaction.
✓ With ConPDS Autogate
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Gate events processed in secondsCamera OCR reads the container number automatically on arrival — DepotMaster is updated and the barrier opens without staff intervention.
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OCR-validated container numbersContainer numbers read directly from the container by camera — up to 99% accuracy under suitable conditions, reducing transcription mismatches downstream.
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Drivers stay in their cabin throughoutThe kiosk handles driver interaction from inside the cab — job confirmation, instructions, and barrier release without leaving the vehicle.
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Digital job orders sent to lift operators instantlyDepotMaster job data pushed to lift operators in real time — live coordination, full digital record of every instruction actioned.
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Every gate event camera-evidenced and EIR-linkedGate-in and gate-out photos automatically attached to the EIR in DepotMaster — retrievable evidence for every interchange transaction.
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Full gate-out without returning to the officeGate-out handled at the kiosk — barrier opens, DepotMaster updated, driver clears the site in a single pass.
