IP Traffic surveillance cameras speed up traffic and keep roads safe

IP Traffic surveillance cameras smooth out traffic congestion that leads to costly and deadly accidents. Utah Department of Transportation has used IP based CCTV cameras to help emergency response teams, give drivers real-time road updates, and gather data on traffic snarls and patterns.

Collectively, this network of live traffic cameras is called the ATMS (Advanced Traffic Management System) and it was first implemented during the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games. Now, Utah’s traffic surveillance system has gone digital making real-time accident and incident recovery that much faster on the new cameras. Though the new video surveillance system is almost twice as expensive as the older system, the new IP CCTV last longer and can be repaired more easily.

The digital cameras relate road condition information to dispatchers who inform drivers via Utah’s 69 message signs that the road is closed, wet, or that there’s an accident up ahead. Utah’s Department of Transportation also interprets the camera data to evaluate and reprogram traffic signal lights in real-time to improve traffic flow in the case of football games or severe weather. The message boards also inform drivers of Amber alerts and construction road detours. The cameras are also linked to a web site (“Know Before You Go”) that lets Internet users prepare for their drive before getting into their car.

In Atlanta, eight surveillance cameras were installed in Midtown as part of the first phase of a larger video surveillance program. The cameras are linked by a secure system that allows operators to quicken emergency response time to crime and accident scenes.

Source : http://www.wecusurveillance.com/cctvnewsart