Classification & Data Collection

Iteris increases revenue in fiscal year 2015

June 17, 2015

Iteris has reported record revenue for fiscal year 2015 and significant progress on strategic initiatives. Total revenues for the year have increased by six per cent over 2014 to US$72.3 million, while total gross margin improved to 39 per cent. Revenue for roadway sensors revenues has increased by 15 per cent to US$36.4 million.

AGD’s new radar delivers multi-lane monitoring

June 16, 2015

AGD’s new multi-lane monitoring radar, the 342MM, is an FMCW radar measuring the number and speed, range and length of passing vehicles for traffic profiling and incident detection. According to AGD, the radar monitors multi-lane highways at 195 frames per second, allowing it to process up to ten times more data per vehicle than some other units, providing greater count, speed and length accuracy. The high frame rate is said to reduce the effects of occlusion from central reserve concrete barriers and other

4D tracking sensor for mobile ITS

June 15, 2015

Radar sensor developer Oculii has launched the RFS-M, which it claims is the first real time 4D tracking sensor designed for mobile platforms. The K-Band RFS-M is embedded with IMU and GPS sensors, enabling it to be rotation and motion invariant and making it suitable for mobile ITS and enforcement applications, as well as autonomous vehicle sensor platforms.

Telegra launches X-AID video incident detection

June 15, 2015

Telegra has introduced a new module to its topXview software platform. Its new generation automatic video incident detection system, X-AID, makes a big step forward in automatic incident detection (AID)to answer the critical issues conventional AID systems are unable to solve, says the company.

Bigger role for data protection and privacy policies in transportation

June 11, 2015

Dr Caitlin Cottrill, lecturer at the University of Aberdeen’s School of Geosciences, examines the impact of privacy legislation on the transportation sector. Growing reliance on big data, underscored by the increasing ubiquity of smart infrastructure and the ‘Internet of Things’, has profoundly impacted the regulatory environment experienced by transportation professionals. This is particularly the case in relation to the privacy of personally identifying information (PII). There has been increased attenti

PrePass service expands to North Carolina

June 4, 2015

Help, the provider of the PrePass commercial vehicle bypass service, and International Road Dynamics (IRD), the administrator of North Carolina’s NCPass, have reached an agreement to provide PrePass users with the benefits of bypassing at weigh stations located at Hillsborough, North Carolina. More than a half million trucks from over 44,000 fleets are currently enrolled in PrePass, saving time, fuel and money. According to the companies, since 1997, PrePass has provided over 647 million actual truc

Q-Free to exhibit at ITS America annual meeting

May 29, 2015

Q-Free, with its subsidiaries, Open Roads Consulting, TCS International and TDC Systems, will be exhibiting at the ITS America annual meeting, where it will demonstrate the integration of solutions from across its expanding portfolio.

Oklahoma DOT opts for IRD WIM screening system

May 29, 2015

Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) has awarded International Road Dynamics (IRD) a US$2.54 million project to build, implement, and maintain a new and innovative port-of-entry (POE) electronic screening system (ESS) for commercial vehicles at Interstate-40 westbound, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. This contract includes the supply and installation of IRD's weigh-in-motion (WIM) and intelligent roadside operation credentialing (iROC) system utilising license plate reader (LPR) and USDOT reader technolo

MagSense leads Mobilisis’ launches in Istanbul

May 28, 2015

Mobilisis is unveiling its MagSense 3DTC controller at Intertraffic Istanbul. With its integrated UMTS modem and embedded SIM card, this latest version offers reduced installation requirements compared with previous generations. Setting-up parameters including the number of detection loops, sensitivity and operation mode, can either be done directly on the device or via a PC and connections to other systems is possible via a digital interface.

'World’s fastest’ RFID reader unveiled by Vendeka

May 28, 2015

Turkish company Vendeka has launched what it says is the world’s fastest RFID reader. “With security authentication, other readers can make seven or eight ‘reads’ per second,” said system design engineer Mehmet Çağlar. “This reader can do more than 14.”