Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision

A guaranteed way to get drivers to slow down and comply with work zone speed limits is to use average speed cameras. Deployed in the UK for over a decade now, they have had a huge impact, not least in achieving around 99 per cent compliance with speed limits. It's not difficult to understand: when someone knows that if they speed through a work zone it is absolutely guaranteed that they will be caught, fined and have points on their licence, only a total fool would. In the UK, SPECS average speed cameras we

PIPS Technology has developed an integrated handheld solution using its widely accepted PAGIS graphical user interface to effectively synchronise licence plate recognition (LPR) data and hotlists to and from its Back Office System Software (BOSS) platform. The company says the handheld interface offers seamless integration for existing BOSS users in a lightweight, portable and rechargeable product that can be used in on or off street parking, semi-covert, crime scene mapping, auto theft, federal security an

Allied Vision Technologies has founded Allied Vision Technologies Asia, a 100 per cent owned subsidiary that will be in charge of expanding AVTs business in the Asia-Pacific region.

Sensys Networks has introduced MicroRadar which the company claims is the first battery powered bicycle detector. Due for release in mid 2012, the device accurately detects bicycles and differentiates between bicycles and vehicles, enabling traffic managers to meet the demands of detecting cyclists while maintaining intersection efficiency.

Genetec has announced the availability of Omnicast, its IP video surveillance system, for onboard mass transit applications.

Aldis has launched two new generations of its GridSmart product that employ new threedimensional omni-directional tracking technology for vehicle detection on intersections. In addition to a new look and more intuitive navigation, GridSmart 3.0 features a client/server architecture, SCATS-compatible system configuration, visual indicators for vehicle presence and light state, a software based pan-tilt-zoom of the entire intersection, as well as a customisable four panel live viewing capability.

International Road Dynamics (IRD) has been awarded a contract, valued at over US$1 million, for a high-speed Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) system by New Brunswick Department of Transportation in Canada.

Sagem Sécurité (Safran group) has signed a contract with the French Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea, to install additional automated speed control radars over a period of four years.

A vast array of new products and systems for aiding road safety were displayed at the ITS World Congress in October. David Crawford assesses a selection of safety initiatives exhibited in Orlando. Vital roles for ITS applications in road traffic safety emerge clearly from a new report from the US Transportation Safety Advancement Group. The report has been carried out for the Next Generation 911 What's Next Forum, which is preparing the way for future development of the US national 911 emergency single call

Telematics Technology's Peter Billington describes the effort to give English local authorities and police forces a UTMC ANPR open communication protocol. The story of the impact of communication protocols on the development and utilisation of intelligent equipment is a familiar one both inside and outside the ITS industry. At the outset, a company pioneering its latest technology invariably develops a proprietary protocol. This enables the company's products to talk to the customer systems which need to a