PHOTO-EYE ON THE ROAD

TO GATHER DATA ABOUT ITS 2000 MILE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS PHOTOGRAPHING THE ENTIRE NETWORK WITH A SPECIAL CAMERA-EQUIPPED VEHICLE. THE CAMERA IS OPERATED OFF A CAM MOUNTED ON THE SPEEDOMETER AND CONNECTED TO THE CAR'S ODOMETER, WHICH PROVIDES AN ELECTRICAL IMPULSE TO ACTUATE THE CAMERA EVERY 100TH OF A MILE. THE MULTIDATA PHOTO LOGGING CAMERA IS EQUIPPED WITH A 200-FOOT MAGAZINE OF EKTACHROME EF FILM SUFFICIENT TO PHOTOGRAPH 80 MILES OF HIGHWAY. VIEWING IS DONE WITH AN EASTMAN KODAK RECORDAK MOTORMATIC MICROFILM VIEWER OR WITH DEAN LW DATA-ANALYZER, A VARIABLE SPEED PROJECTOR WITH STOP FRAME AND UP TO 24 FRAMES A SECOND. /DOT/

• Corporate Authors:

  Photo Methods for Industry

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• Publication Date: 1972-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 41-3
• Serial:
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cameras; Highways; Inventory; Photography; Photologging
• Old TRIS Terms: Photologging systems
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00202980
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 23 1973 12:00AM