FOCUSED ON THE JOB : WHILE OFF-THE-SHELF CAMERAS MAY WORK IN MANY SITUATIONS, ENVIROMENTAL, GEOGRAPHICAL OR TASK-SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS ON THE HIGHWAY MAY REQUIRE CAMERAS WITH MORE CAPABILITIES

This article describes features that closed circuit television (CCTV) should have in order to provide effective incident and traffic surveillance. The video system should include cameras with appropriate lenses, positioners, communications and control devices and monitors. The article also looks at the following issues: environmental enclosures, digital signal processing, light range progressive scan, and capability versus cost.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Publication Date: 1998
  • Corporate Authors:

    SURFACE SYSTEMS INC

    ,    

    Nu-Metrics Instrumentation

    Cedar Valley, Box 471
    Vanderbilt, PA  United States  15486

    ,    

    TIR Systems

    ,    

    Valtron OInc.

    ,    

    Dialight Corporation

    ,    

    ComFuture Ltd.

    ,    

    Excellence Optoelectronics

    ,    

    Pulnix America

    ,    

    Golden River Traffic Limited

    ,    

    Redflex Traffic Systems

    ,    

    Truvelo

    ,    

    Jai Vision

    ,    

    MeterVision

    ,    

    Hewlett-Packard Company

    ,    

    American Electronic Sign

    ,    

    Nokia Mobile Phones

    ,    

    DalTech

    Halifax, Nova Scotia,   Canada 

    CS Route

    ,    

    Kontron Elektronik GmbH

    ,    

    Alpine Electronics

    ,    

    International Road Dynamics, Incorporated

    702 43rd Street East
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 3T9,   Canada 

    Noram Telematics Corporation

    ,    

    Euro-Log GmbH

    ,    

    Confidence International AB

    ,    

    Frog Navigation Systems BV

    ,    
  • Authors:
    • Rohe, Ronn
  • Publication Date: 1998

Language

  • English

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00776519
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
  • Files: PATH
  • Created Date: Nov 17 1999 12:00AM