ALTERNATE DESIGNS FOR CCTV TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS

This report is one of a series that presents the findings of a research project entitled "Development and Evaluation of On-Freeway Traffic Control Systems and Surveillance Techniques" sponsored by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation in Texas in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Areas covered include the following: testing and evaluation of low light level television cameras for traffic surveillance, use of television traffic surveillance systems during hours of darkness, low volume incident detection using television, and alternatives for the location of the cameras relative to the roadway lanes.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research conducted for the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Planning Division, in cooperation with FHWA, DOT.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Authors:
  • Anderson, D A
  • McCasland, W R
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 33 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Closed circuit television; Television cameras; Traffic lanes; Traffic surveillance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142998
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TTI-2-18-76-173-1 Intrm Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1976 12:00AM