Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision

New York’s Super Bowl Boulevard is set to benefit from a transport management plan developed by Sam Schwartz Engineering (SSE), working with the National Football League and SP+ Gameday. Super Bowl Boulevard, a football-themed, fan-focused event along Broadway between 34th and 47th Streets, will be open to the public during the week of the Super Bowl from 29 January to 1 February. Wednesday, January 29 through Saturday, February 1. Broadway will be closed to traffic from noon to 12 pm during the even

Adaptis Solutions has implemented its dash park and go ANPR service at London’s North Greenwich underground station car park in close partnership with car park operator NCP. dash is used to provide cashless payments, season tickets and multi ticketing options. The system provides customers with the option to make payments by phone, text, mobile websites, mobile apps and a UK based call centre. The system includes a wi-fi hotspot at the car park to enable quick, easy and secure access to the dash cas

As part of a US$7.2 million E-ZPass system upgrade, the cameras in E-ZPass lanes across New Hampshire are capturing the licence plates of all vehicles as they pass through the lanes. The devices have brighter, more visible LED flashes, and capture front and rear licence plates. The new systems have been installed in E-ZPass toll lanes within the last two months. They feature a better violation detection system and also upgraded technology that ensure vehicles that pass through the tolls match the vehicl

A consultant's report prepared for the Australian Capital Territory ACT) Roads department found that a full-scale rollout of intelligent transportation systems could cost about US$79 million but save US$116 million per year through lower rates of accidents and traffic delays. The government has included plans for a traffic management centre in its infrastructure, to be considered for future budget funding. The centre could eventually be linked to a network of cameras, road weather monitoring stations, v

Peek Traffic has expanded its distributor network, signing an exclusive distributor agreement Texas-based Wildcat Electric, which will promote and support Peek Traffic’s products in the state, including cabinets, controllers, system software, monitors, video systems, signals and power supplies. Mike Hobbs, Peek Traffic VP of sales and operations said “We have seen the potential of growth and expansion in the traffic management industry in Texas. Therefore, we decided to appoint Wildcat Electric Supply as

Cyclists using a busy intersection in Bournemouth, UK, are benefiting from an in-road cycle detection solution installed at the traffic signals. The intersection joins a major route into the city centre and experiences high traffic flows throughout the day. A designated cycle lane was installed along with an advanced stop line and an M100BR bicycle detection system supplied by Clearview Traffic. The M100BR works in conjunction with the traffic signals to detect cyclists approaching the junction. When a

The first smart motorway scheme in the UK’s south west has been officially launched, covering seven miles of motorway around the Almondsbury interchange and including junctions 19-20 on the M4 and junctions 15-17 on the M5. It is designed to help reduce congestion and improve safety and journey times by introducing variable speed limits and opening the hard shoulder during busy traffic periods. The improvements to the M4 and M5 use a range of technologies and operational systems to reduce congestion and

An expanded portfolio and increased development over the past few years has prompted Nedap AVI (Automatic Vehicle Identification) to change its name to Nedap Identification Systems. From specialising in long-range RFID solutions for vehicle and driver identification, the company’s portfolio now includes long-range identification of people in and around buildings, wireless vehicle detection sensors for on-street parking guidance and remote management of vehicle entrance points to restricted city zones.

West Virginia’s Department of Highways (WVDOH) has awarded intelligent transportation systems (ITS) provider Open Roads Consulting a contract to implement a video analytics monitoring system to enhance the advanced transportation management system (ATMS) deployed in the Transportation Management Center (TMC). Open Roads’ OpenTMS ATMS system has been deployed state-wide by WVDOH since 2008; the company says its modular and extensible architecture will seamlessly integrate the video analytics monitoring sy