INTERSECTION VIDEO DETECTION FIELD HANDBOOK

Video imaging vehicle detection systems (VIVDSs) are becoming an increasingly common means of detecting traffic at intersections and interchanges in Texas. This interest stems from the recognition that video detection is often cheaper to install and maintain than inductive loop detectors at multi-lane intersections. It is also recognized that video detection is more readily adaptable to changing conditions at the intersection (e.g., lane reassignment, temporary lane closure for work zone activities). The benefits of VIVDSs have become more substantial as the technology matures, its initial cost drops, and experience with it grows. This handbook is intended to assist engineers and technicians with the design, layout, and operation of a VIVDS. This assistance is provided in three ways. First, the handbook identifies the optimal detection design and layout. Second, it provides guidelines for achieving an optimal or near-optimal camera location and field of view. Third, it provides guidelines for laying out the VIVDS detectors such that they will provide safe and efficient operation, and guidance on the need for, and schedule of, VIVDS maintenance activities.

• Record URL:
  • http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/4285-3.pdf
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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18481
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research Project Title: Video Detection for Intersections and Interchanges.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

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

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Bonneson, J
  • Abbas, M
• Publication Date: 2002-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 30 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Handbooks; Interchanges and intersections; Layout; Maintenance; Multilane highways; Operations; Traffic control; Video imaging detectors
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00941459
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-03/4285-3,, Research Report 4285-3,, TTI: 0-4285
• Contract Numbers: Project No. 0-4285
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 2003 12:00AM