| Speed enforcement (wet film and digital)
The traffic camera is here to stay. And in dozens of
countries all over the world, it is Gatsometer camera’s that are deployed to deter
people from speeding. Automated controls are vital for road safety, because drivers are
always pushing the limits.
Gatsometer supplies a full range of equipment for registering and processing speeding
offences. Speed enforcement with radar or loops is available.
Radar
Radar is a trustworthy and flexible method of measuring
speed. The technology requires no interference with the road surface. One radar pole at
the roadside can supervise three lanes. Both approaching and receding traffic. Up to two
measurements per second.
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With the Gatso radar 24 no vehicle can slip
through unobserved. Vertical alignment of the radar beam is not necessary, which makes the
Gatso radar 24 ideal for stationary mobile speed measurement. And since the system takes
not one but a few hundred readings while a vehicle passes, errors are practically
eliminated. Radar reflections between vehicles and beam interference are ignored. The
Gatso radar 24 can also distinguish between cars and trucks, which allows the use of
separate speed thresholds. |
Together with the Gatso radar 24 Gatsometer produces
analogue cameras and a digital camera. The analogue cameras, the AUS and ROC camera, have
all proved themselves over many years. With their high image quality, they record vehicles
and license plates over three lanes, with ease, from the roadside. The 30 meter film,
which holds 800 exposures, can be efficiently processed (automatically if required) and
simply and safely stored. Data such as speed, date and time, loop distance and location
are projected onto the image. They can also be recorded on a memory card for automated
processing.
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The digital camera, which Gatsometer produces,
is called the DRCS (Digital Radar Camera System). The DRCS has a resolution of 2 mega
pixels. This is more than enough to identify license plates on two lanes without
difficulty. The hard disc can store many thousands of images. From inaccessible places,
the camera can transmit these images to any other place. The pictures are immediately
available and there is no development time required. With the digital camera, data such as
speed, data and time and location are stored with the image.
In order to identify vehicles and license plates correctly under all circumstances,
Gatsometer camera systems are fitted with more than one flash system. |
Loops
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Loop detectors provide accurate and reliable
speed control, even on busy stretches of road. Two loop detectors are cut into each lane
and register every passing vehicle. Measurement per lane ensures optimal identification of
speeding offenders.
Each loop detector takes a series of measurements of a passing vehicle. This series forms
a unique profile. A speed is only calculated when the two loops register the same profile,
in the same lane, immediately after each other. The result is thoroughly reliable, whether
a car is traveling at 40 or 240 km/h. An illegal measurement, caused by a vehicle changing
lanes for example, is automatically ignored. |
Gatsometer produces two analogue cameras working with loops
and one digital camera. The Gatso RLC 36 and the GTC-F (Gatso Traffic Camera) have proved
themselves over many years. With their high image quality, they record vehicles and
license plates over three lanes, with ease, from the roadside. The 30 meter film, which
holds 800 exposures, can be efficiently processed (automatically if required) and simply
and safely stored. Data such as speed, date and time, loop distance and location are
projected onto the image. They can also be recorded on a memory card for automated
processing.
The digital camera, which Gatsometer produces, is called the GTC-D (Gatso Traffic Camera-
Digital) The GTC-D has a resolution of 2 mega pixels. This is more than enough to identify
license plates on two lanes without difficulty. The hard disc can store many thousands of
images. From inaccessible places, the camera can transmit these images to any other place.
The pictures are immediately available and there is no development time required. With the
digital camera, data such as speed, data and time and location are stored with the image.
Poles
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Solitary camera systems offer
great flexibility. With poles on both sides of the road, a digital camera can monitor up
to four lanes an analogue camera up to six lanes. A limited number of camera’s can be
circulated between a larger number of poles. With hinged or up-down access to cabinets,
changing film cassettes or equipment becomes a simple operation. Gatsometer cabinets are double plated, with bullet-proof glass and security
lock supplied as standard. For vulnerable locations, the Gatso Safety System offers an
extensive package of security features, including an impact sensor, a tilt sensor, a door
contact sensor and a microphone. |
Mobile speed control
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Gatsometer equipment is also
ideally suited to mobile speed control: from a tripod on the roadside or built into a car.
Most of the equipment can be conveniently stowed in the boot. With digital cameras the
police officer responsible can immediately view and process the images and speed data on a
laptop computer. The administration is thus compete by the time he or she returns to the
office. |
Administrative processing
For processing photos and case details, Gatsometer supplies the TOPS ( Total Offence
Processing System) package as standard. The modular software streamlines the
administrative process: identification and tracing of license plates, matching them with
case details and then forwarding files. TOPS interfaces perfectly with all the viewers in
the Gatsometer range.
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