Roof-Mounted Automobile Surveillance Apparatus

A roof-mounted automobile surveillance apparatus comprising:

• a base having a base top side, a base bottom side, and a base outer edge defining a base inside, the base being configured to attach to a roof of a vehicle;
• a dome cover coupled to the base, the dome cover being coupled to the base outer edge and extending above the base top side, a plurality of louvered ventilation slots extending through the dome cover, a weatherproof seal being coupled to a bottom edge of the dome cover, the dome cover being transparent and weatherproof;
• a camera housing coupled to the base, the camera housing being coupled to the base top side within the dome cover, the camera housing being cylindrical;
• a camera coupled within the camera housing, the camera having a plurality of lenses perpendicularly extending through a housing sidewall of the camera housing, the plurality of lenses being four lenses each spaced 90° apart around the housing sidewall;
• a CPU coupled to the base within the base inside, the CPU being in operational communication with the camera, the camera and the CPU performing facial recognition and license plate reading;
• a battery coupled to the base within the base inside, the battery being in operational communication with the camera and the CPU;
• a solar panel coupled to the dome cover above the camera housing, the solar panel being in operational communication with the battery;
• a memory card slot coupled to the base within the base inside, the memory card slot being in operational communication with the CPU;
• a GPS transceiver coupled to the base within the base inside, the GPS transceiver being in operational communication with the CPU;
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• a cellular transceiver coupled to the base within the base inside, the cellular transceiver being in operational communication with the CPU.