Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision

APT SkiData has completed the installation of equipment that will manage and control parking for over 1,000 additional vehicles at London’s Gatwick Airport following the construction of a new short stay car park at its North Terminal.

Iteris has received an order for US$706,000 from Comet Electric to provide video detection systems and related communication equipment for the Omnitrans sbX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The Vantage video detection systems will cover a 22.25km corridor across San Bernardino and Loma Linda, California. The multi-agency sbX project is the beginning of an intermodal public transit system in California’s San Bernardino Valley that aims to reduce vehicle congestion and provide the public with a cost effective

Eberle Design Incorporated (EDI) has announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility to a new 30,000 sq ft premises at 3510 East Atlanta Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. Telephone and fax numbers will remain the same. The company is recognised as a developer and manufacturer of component products designed to enhance and augment traffic control systems.

TKH Security Solutions has announced the appointment of Bob McCarthy as managing director of the TKH Security Solutions USA Office, with responsibility for expanding the scope of the company in the Americas for complete and integrated access control, video surveillance, security management, intercom communications, and intrusion detection systems. Prior to joining TKH, McCarthy spearheaded the launch of Alarm.com’s Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) business, a platform that allows users to easily mana

UK-headquartered Clearview Traffic Group has announced the proposed merger of its Count On Us traffic survey and market research arm with Sky High, which will also see Clearview taking a significant equity stake in Sky High, with representation on the board of the merged company. Sky High is involved in the capture and analysis of traffic and transport data using video, automatic, manual and market research techniques.

OmniVision Technologies, a developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, has announced that its flagship automotive image sensors, the OV10630 and the OV10635, have both received AEC-Q100 Grade 2 qualifications, meeting the high standards of quality and performance for automotive applications. Additionally, the company announced that both sensors are in volume production and will be shipping to multiple automotive customers. The two sensors are similar in functionality and performance but are integrated

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has selected the RoadRunner on-board video surveillance system and vehicle information management (VIM) software from Apollo Video Technology for its fleet of approximately 1,000 transit buses, trains and mobility vans. The surveillance system is designed to enhance safety and security for Marta riders and employees by deterring criminal activity and serving as an investigative tool for the system’s police force.

The Times has reported that the UK government is drawing up plans to prevent drivers of untaxed or uninsured vehicles from filling up with fuel at petrol stations. The plans would use the existing network of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras. The cameras are used to record vehicles details of motorists who do not pay for fuel. Pumps at most large forecourts will not start working until an image of the vehicle's numberplate has been captured and logged by an ANPR camera.

Indra, Spain’s leading IT multinational, has been awarded a contract with the Public Transportation Municipal Company in Wroclaw, which is the fourth largest city in Poland, to install its intelligent public transportation management technology for US$22.23 million and a one year execution period. Indra will install an operations assistance system (OAS) that includes passenger information subsystems, fleet management and video surveillance for 251 vehicles, 136 buses and 115 trams in the city. The OAS will