APPLICATION OF CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION FOR TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE IN TEXAS

CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) HAS BEEN USED FOR SURVEILLANCE OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES FOR MANY YEARS. HOWEVER, THE NUMBER OF OPERATING SYSTEMS ARE FEW BECAUSE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AS A LONG TERM SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM HAS BEEN SUSPECT DUE TO THE INCLUSION OF HUMAN OBSERVERS IN THE SURVEILLANCE LOOP. THE USE OF CCTV FOR SHORT INTENSIVE OBSERVATIONS NECESSARY TO RESEARCH AND TRAFFIC STUDIES HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL. THE ACCELERATING DEVELOPMENT OF AREA WIDE TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FOR URBAN AREAS WILL INCREASE THE INTEREST IN THE USE OF CCTV AS PART OF THE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. THERE ARE FOUR OPERATING CCTV SYSTEMS IN TEXAS THAT ARE USED FOR TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE. EACH SYSTEM HAS DIFFERENT DESIGN AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 5 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp

  P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763
• Authors:
  • McCasland, W R
  • Biggs, R G
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 56 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Closed circuit television; Design; Human factors; Measures of effectiveness; Traffic surveillance; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226314
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No 139-11
• Contract Numbers: NO-2-8-69-139
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 1 1972 12:00AM