DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ADVANCED DETECTION AND SURVEILANCE STATIONS FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY

Real-time information on traffic conditions is vital in construction, ATMS, ATIS and other operational or design activities. Traditionally, at most permanent installations such information is captured by in-pavement sensors and transmitted through land based communications. However, as an alternative to the permanent sensor and camera systems, temporary detection and surveillance is often needed at construction sites, special events, or during communication/sensor failures. In such cases, there is a need for temporary, reliable, low-cost detection and surveillance. Recent advances in wireless technologies enabled development of portable detection and surveillance systems. Such systems need to detect traffic, collect measurements, capture live video and transmit this information back to the supervising station wirelessly to facilitate rapid, inexpensive and efficient deployment. However, robustness, ease of use and functionality need further improvements while cost needs to be reduced for widespread use. In this paper a low cost, easily deployable detection and surveillance system is presented. The system integrates machine vision sensors for data collection, compressed digital video for surveillance and wireless communications for information retrieval and remote control. Furthermore, it can be placed on existing or mobile structures and assembled with off-the-self components. Four of these advanced detection systems were deployed at a 1.7 mile long site for wireless, continuous coverage allowing detailed real time data collection and surveillance. This data and video intensive deployment currently serves as a live laboratory for applications ranging from evaluation of new technologies (sensors, video, wireless communications and others) to the testing or refinement of advanced traffic simulation models and accident prevention studies.

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• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

  1100 17th Street, NW, 12th Floor
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Hourdakis, J
  • Michalopoulos, P
  • Morris, T
• Conference:
  • At the Crossroads: Integrating Mobility Safety and Security. ITS America 2004, 14th Annual Meeting and Exposition
  • Location: San Antonio, Texas
  • Date: 2004-4-26 to 2004-4-28
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 21p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traffic management systems; Advanced traveler information systems; Communication systems; Data collection; Detection and identification; Digital video; High risk drivers; Implementation; Information systems; Installation; Prevention; Remote control; Sensors; Surveillance; Traffic safety; Traffic simulation; Wireless communication systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00976032
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 1 2004 12:00AM