Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision

Genetec has launched the SV-Pro, a true hybrid solution on the market that offers unified video surveillance and access control in a single appliance. Powered by the company’s unified security platform, the security centre, the SV-Pro can also be deployed in video-only and access control-only installations. This launch expands Genetec’s series of SV network security appliances, adding a device ideal for mid-size and standalone hybrid applications to the mix. With a variety of deployment options available, t

APT Controls Group CEO Dermot Murphy introduces a new suite of parking solutions and explains the benefits of barrier free parking systems Following its acquisition of Parking Applications in September 2011, the APT Controls group is launching a new barrier-less parking and payment solution called Veri-park. This is based on proven automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology and flexible payment channels. At present the concept of barrier-less parking using ANPR is still a relatively new one, which

Hong Kong’s Route 8 now features an extensive and advanced traffic control and surveillance system developed to overcome challenges of great scale and complexity, write Delcan vice president Rex Lee and MD Joseph Lam

David Crawford reviews technological progress with automatic incident detection Highway safety problems are likely to intensify given recent predictions of future traffic growth across the world. In the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that currently over 30,000 deaths and 1.5 million injuries occur as the result of accidents on the nation’s roads each year. These figures will increase with the number of kilometres travelled each year in the US expected to gr

AMG-Panogenics, the British manufacturer of 5 Megapixel cameras, has entered a strategic technology partnership with UK based iCode Systems, a leading consultancy and software development house specialised in bespoke customer systems. Under the new agreement iCode will integrate PanoCam360 into its flagship iCatcher solution, a digital CCTV application that allows companies to deploy industry standard hardware to create a comprehensive security solution.

"South Korea's Seoul city will shortly install GPS devices in short-haul public buses. A total of US$1.84 million will be spent on the installation of the Bus Management System in 1,366 village buses, while some of the money will be used to upgrade the CCTV system. When the system goes live in November, 2011, smartphone applications can be used to track buses via users' handsets. The locations of the buses can be transmitted to a central bus control centre via the GPS technology. Users can also use the Int

The US Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) has announced the ITS Video Challenge, a new national competition showcasing innovative ways that local communities use smart transportation technology to improve safety, mobility and the environment.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Automatic Number Plate Recognition Market 2010-2014" report to its offering. TechNavio's analysts forecast that the global ANPR market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 30 per cent and will reach US$579.8 million in 2014.

SmartDrive Systems, a specialist in fleet safety and operational efficiency, has been awarded Blanket Purchase Agreement #GS-30F-BPA03 by the US General Services Administration, for the purchase of SmartDrive in-vehicle video recorders and driver feedback systems.

PIPS Technology has announced the official launch of the UK Home Office Type Approved SpeedSpike average speed enforcement system. Developed as a cost effective distance over time speed enforcement system, the system can be deployed as main road speed enforcement on motorways, urban speed enforcement in town and city centres or local short distance speed enforcement outside schools and colleges. By linking anywhere up to 1,000 cameras in any one system, PIPS says that SpeedSpike can enforce speeds ranging f