Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision

US live video aggregator TrafficLand is to supply its video management technology (VMC) to CBS Radio, providing regional news operation centres and individual radio stations with 24-hour access and the ability to monitor rush hour patterns, traffic bottlenecks and how incidents affect traffic conditions. The VMC service also lets users set up multi-camera displays in logical groupings that can be stored for repeat use and viewed as needed for quick reference updates. The TrafficLand VMC service provides in

Canadian patent licensing company WiLAN is to acquire intelligent transportation systems (ITS) supplier International Road Dynamics for an equity value of approximately US $47.4 million (CA$63.5 million). The acquisition is part of WiLAN’s growth strategy which will see it operate under the Quarterhill name from around the beginning of June 2017.

Tattile has expanded its product range with a C-mount hyperspectral imaging camera, the TAG5-Hyp, which has a compact snapshot mosaic sensor available in two versions. The 4x4 filter array with 16 HSI bands captures visible light in the spectrum of 470-630nm, while the 5x5 filter array with 25 HSI bands captures near infrared light in the wavelength between 600-975nm.

Tattile has expanded its product range with a C-mount hyperspectral imaging camera, the TAG5-Hyp, which has a compact snapshot mosaic sensor available in two versions. The 4x4 filter array with 16 HSI bands captures visible light in the spectrum of 470-630nm, while the 5x5 filter array with 25 HSI bands captures near infrared light in the wavelength between 600-975nm.

Alan Dron looks at where WIM is heading in the near future. As Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) systems grow in sophistication and accuracy, they are increasingly being used in more active roles to help ensure road safety through enforcement action against overweight vehicles.

At no cost to the city or its tax-payers, local transportation solutions company Gridsmart has deployed six of its new Streetsmart wi-fi traffic-time collection system in its home city of Knoxville. The new six-intersection traffic management area will provide real-time, comprehensive travel times, congestion mapping and traffic count data, allowing the city to study and better manage travel trends at major intersections, potentially reducing congestion. Streetsmart uses wi-fi signals generated in vehicles

Q-Free has appointed Tor Eirik Knutsen, currently Group CFO for Norsk Mineral, as its new chief financial officer. He will join Q-Free by the beginning of October 2017. Knutsen brings with him a diverse financial background, which includes experience with M&A transactions, business development projects and cost optimisation initiatives and the company is confident he will play a key role in restoring profitable growth in Q-Free. He replaces current CFO Roar Østbø, who has decided to pursue other career o