Classification & Data Collection

New York has become the 32nd state to offer Drivewyze bypasses, with nine sites currently live and many more expected to go live within the next few weeks. Drivewyze PreClear is a free weigh station app, compatible with Android or iOS device and select in-cab ELDs, that alerts drivers to upcoming weigh stations, even when it is running in the background, enabling drivers to be prepared to safely pull in. Compatible Drivewyze users are now eligible to receive bypasses at 439 sites in 32 states across

Econolite Group has appointed Mark Nogaki as its vice president of sales, responsible for the company’s worldwide sales program, reporting directly to Econolite Group president and COO David St Amant. Nogaki will be responsible for driving Econolite’s domestic and international sales programs to the next level. His track record with companies such as Toshiba, Raytheon, Cambio Technologies and ClosingCorp will be vital in helping Econolite identify and realise key business development objectives to meet t

In a US$8 million contract, International Road Dynamics (IRD) will provide the design, supply, installation and integration of 19 mainline weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems at various locations throughout the state of Georgia in the US. The contract includes mainline WIM scales on the interstate, roadside and scale house electronics, licence plate reading (LPR), USDOT number reading and side view cameras and over-height detection systems at a total of 19 weigh station locations. The systems to be provided w

Intercomp’s latest high-speed strip scales provide in-ground weigh-in-motion capabilities and are said to feature industry-leading strain gauge load cell technology for increased accuracy, repeatability and fast response times. The scales exceed ASTM E1318-09 Type I, Type II, Type III, and COST 323 B+(7) or B(10) requirements for high volume data collection and screening for direct enforcement.

Following encouraging results from an initial small-scale trial of an emergency vehicle priority system in Queensland, Australia, the scheme is now being extended. In an emergency every second counts. Nowhere is this more graphically illustrated than by the survivability statistics for the time to cardiopulmonary resuscitation of pre-hospital cardiac arrest: at four minutes the survival rate is 22% but by 14 minutes the survival has dropped to 5% - as can be seen from the graph below. There is a similar tre

Image Sensing Systems (ISS) has named Dale E. Parker as its interim President and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Kris B. Tufto. He has served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Image Sensing Systems since June 2013 and will continue serving on the Image Sensing Systems Board. Parker has extensive experience working in senior executive positions for both public and private companies in a variety of industries and has served on numerous boards. Mr. Parker currently is a m

From March 2015, Transportation Control Systems (TCS) will be the dealer for Global Traffic Technologies’ (GTT’s) Opticom priority control solutions and Canoga traffic sensing solutions throughout the south-eastern United States. GTT has expanded its partnership with the Florida-based company, which has been the GTT dealer in southern Florida since 2007. With this development, TCS’s territory will now include all of Florida, as well as Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, North

Aalborg City Business Association in Denmark is using sensors to measure the impact of major events, such as the annual Christmas market. They have installed BlipTrack, a system developed and produced by Danish information technology company Blip Systems, with sensors placed at various pinch points in the pedestrian area to monitor real-time pedestrian flow, people´s dwell time and movement pattern, from the moment they enter an area until they leave and everywhere in between. The sensors collect data

Flir's ThermiCam thermal sensors have been installed at a major signalised intersection with the Utrechtseweg (N237) and Wilhelminalaan in Utrecht in the Netherlands In a bid to smooth traffic flows while also taking account of the presence of cyclists. ThermiCam is an integrated thermal camera and detector for vehicle and cycle presence detection and counting at signalised intersections and provides an alternative to in-road loops. The sensor detects heat energy generated by cyclists and motorists and

PAT Traffic, International Road Dynamics’ (IRD) wholly-owned subsidiary in Chile, is to supply new, state-of-the-art weigh-in-motion and related control equipment at five truck weigh stations to Chilean concessionaire, SACYR Chile, in a major contract valued in US$1,353,500.