Classification & Data Collection

Q-Free has launched a pilot of a new smart parking sensor, in collaboration with communications providers, Telenor and the Norwegian Public Roads Authority (NPRA), with the aim of testing the new Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB IoT) communications technology with its parking sensors. The in-road sensor enables parking operators to monitor the occupancy of outdoor and indoor and is designed to withstand the weight of heavy vehicles consistently driving over it, as well as the impact of a snow plough cl

Trafficware has released Version 2.6 of its ATMS.now central traffic management system, adding greater functionality with a new subscription-based parking detection capability and enabling transportation authorities to automate the collection of parking data. The new parking detection module, using Trafficware’s patented wireless pod detection system, allows transportation agencies to aggregate this vehicle detection data into their central traffic management command centre. ATMS.now 2.6 release incl

The I-75 South Metro reversible express lane project In Atlanta, Georgia, US, will open this weekend along almost 21km between Highway 138 and Highway 155 on the new double-lane addition to the I-75 median. The lanes will carry traffic northbound toward downtown Atlanta during the morning rush hour and southbound during midday and peak afternoon and evening traffic. Parsons prepared conceptual design reports for the project, including lane configuration and access studies, as well as the environmental

Cost-effective, high-resolution light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors capable of long-range object detection will be necessary for high to fully-automated driving applications. Demand for 3D mapping and imaging, better overall performance, automated processing of graphic data gathering and self-sufficient sensor with best-in-class performance in low-visibility conditions are factors driving the development and adoption of LiDAR sensors within the advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) sensor suite

Belfast City Council has installed three pedestrian and cycle counters from UK company Traffic Technology to monitor and record the numbers of people walking or cycling in two areas of the city. The counters are installed on urban posts, two in the new CS Lewis Square, named after one of Northern Ireland’s most famous writers. The other is at the Sam Thompson Bridge which connects Victoria Park to Airport Road, the Harbour Estate and Titanic Quarter and opens up access to the 9km Connswater Community Gre

International Road Dynamics (IRD) has appointed Michael Wieck as vice president Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Data Solutions. He will have with responsibility for the development and implementation of customer acquisition strategies to support the growth of IRD's traffic data and information solutions business with the company's Software as a Service (SAAS) for traffic intelligence solutions. Wieck has over 20 years of experience in the ITS industry, mainly focused on strategic business develo

International Road Dynamics (IRD) has partnered with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to launch a new weigh station bypass system, NJPass, at all three inbound New Jersey weigh stations for commercial vehicles participating in the service. Traffic statistics show that over 150,000 trucks encounter these three weigh stations on an annual basis creating a need for a traffic management tool like NJPass. IRD sales manager for NJPass, Eric Hooks, said the technology allows compliant veh

US-based engineering and planning consulting service Michael Baker International has expanded its inspection services with the purchase of a Topcon Falcon 8 unmanned aircraft system (UAS), offering a new perspective for its pilots to achieve precise aerial imagery and mapping during the inspection of infrastructure elements. Combined with the company’s mobile and static Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems for data collection and by utilising the system’s flight stability and high-resolution 32-me

A prototype sensor developed at the University of Birmingham, UK, is could end the annual autumn rail chaos caused by wet leaves on the line. Funded by EPSRC and the Rail Safety and Standards Board, Lee Chapman, Professor of Climate Resilience at the University worked with Alta Innovations, the University’s technology transfer company, to transform the concept into a reality. His new technology, called AutumnSense, uses low-cost sensors to continuously measure the level of moisture on the railway l