LOOK2: A Video-centric System for Real-time Notification and Presentation of Relevant Traffic Situations in Austria

This paper presents a novel traffic information system for publishing fast and highly accurate traffic information about level of service (LOS) and weather-related road conditions (WRRC) on motorways in Austria. The proposed system periodically fuses low-level measurement data of a number of simple, common road-side sensors with high-level traffic information gained by so-called smart sensors. Smart sensors perform live video stream analysis in real-time, either in the compressed domain as added value to simple, common surveillance cameras or in the uncompressed domain on smart cameras. The gained traffic information is finally published via an extended, DATEX II compliant service to a traffic desk application providing notifications for traffic editors and operators about new, relevant situations on the roads. Geographic maps and recorded or live camera streams are also presented to the users, thus enabling them to visually validate the published messages and even correct them if necessary. Evaluations of the system have shown considerable benefits compared to existing systems, both in terms of reporting and verifying relevant traffic situations.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

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• Authors:
  • Tusch, Roland
  • Pletzer, Felix
  • Mariacher, Thomas
  • Kratschmer, Armin
  • Mudunuri, Vijay
  • Sabbavarapu, Karuna
  • Kogler, Marian
  • Harrer, Manfred
  • Hrassnig, Peter
  • Boszormenyi, Laszlo
  • Rinner, Bernhard
• Conference:
  • 19th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Vienna , Austria
  • Date: 2012-10-22 to 2012-10-26
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: CD-ROM; Figures; Maps; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 14p
• Monograph Title: 19th ITS World Congress, Vienna, Austria, 22 to 26 October 2012

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Incident detection; Level of service; Real time information; Sensors; Video cameras; Weather conditions
• Geographic Terms: Austria
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01496285
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 24 2013 3:38PM