Hikvision showcases AI Check-Point cameras
Hikvision is presenting a check-point camera that aims to brings artificial intelligence (AI) to critical infrastructure support at Intertraffic. The platform uses automatic number plate recognition, classification and automotive dead reckoning to detect and track criminals and identify unlicensed or uninsured drivers.
New look for Nissen at Intertraffic
Nissen is back at Intertraffic, this time sporting its new brand image that includes a revamped website and entire product information offering.
The company, based in Germany for over 100 years, is a pioneer in mobile traffic safety devices such mobile warning systems, lights and lamps to complex LED applications and software solutions.
Morelock and 3M cement longstanding partnership
Another decade of cooperation between 3M and its long-standing UK sign manufacturer client Morelock Group was cemented with firm handshakes on the 3M stand yesterday. Morelock has purchased a Durst Rho 163 TS printing system after a decade of operating the previous model, a Rho 161. The new printer can produce more than 25m² per hour on 1,220mm-wide media in high-quality mode for traffic sign use. It uses specially designed 3M Piezo InkJet 8900UV series inks on 3M reflective sheeting as well as rigid
Stella Vie solar car shows way forward
The low-slung, curved roofline reminds you initially of a tortoise, but the latest solar-powered car from the Eindhoven University of Technology has a performance of which even the speediest tortoise can only dream.
The ultra-streamlined Stella Vie car, built by students in 10 months from September 2016 for the World Solar Challenge, can get up to a highly-respectable 120km/h and travel up to 1000km on a sunny Dutch day. That comes from a lithium-ion battery that generates sufficient power for 600km, toppe
Safence Super C slope fence makes the MASH grade
The Safence Super C-profile wire rope slope fence from Blue Systems is now MASH accredited.
The Super C is used on slopes and side areas of roads, as well as medians and is available in a range of systems in accordance with NCHRP 350, European EN 1317, similar to Blue Systems Safence U-profile cable fence.
Now the Super C is US MASH accredited, making it the world’s first MASHG slope and side cable barrier to carry the assurance, claims Mats Heinevik, chief executive of Blue Systems.
Squalio’s shows smart city connectivity at Intertraffic debut
Latvian company Squalio is exhibiting at Intertraffic for the first time to publicise its ‘all-in’ smart city system called Fits (future intelligent transportation system). Feed from any make or type of sensor, controller, camera or variable message sign within a city can be taken in and the system converts the data into a common format. It then provides an overview of the entire network with green/ yellow/red colour coding to illustrate which parts of the network (both the traffic flow and the management
SVS-Vistek unveils ultra-high resolution camera
SVS-Vistek is showcasing a new, ultra-high resolution camera capable of taking photographs of up to 120 megapixels for ANPR purposes.
The camera’s resolution is so great that it can be placed some distance from the scene – at the top of a high building, for example – and carry out ANPR surveillance over several streets simultaneously. Speed or red light enforcement are among the potential uses. The typical range of cameras used for ANPR purposes is five to 20 megapixels.
Kistler looks for speed camera synergies
Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) specialist Kistler says its move into speed camera enforcement will help complement its core activities. The firm acquired German company eso, which manufactures portable speed measurement devices, last year, and Tomas Pospisek, Kistler’s global market development manager for road & traffic, says: “We’re hoping this will bring us synergies. We’re monitoring the weight and they’re monitoring the speed. It’s an important step, for sure.” When it comes to WIM, Kistler still maintains ther
Cisco’s low-cost fibre optic solution for traffic monitoring
Cisco’s display focuses on a novel way of detecting traffic speeds, congestion and incidents without the use of loops. The company is using a fibre optic cable positioned alongside the road and down which it shines a light. Vibration created by passing vehicles create vibration which disrupts the passage of the light. Cisco has developed algorithms that can translate these disruptions to determine what type of vehicle is passing, in which direction, the lane it is using and the speed it is travelling. The
Gesab give the big picture with DeskWall
The efficiency and wellbeing of control room operators is catered for by Gesab with its new DeskWall Dynamic KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) system and consoles - examples of which are being displayed on its stand in hall 12.
DeskWall works on a distributed cluster architecture and provides each operator with a large (up to 65inch) display on which they can configure multiple streams, internet feeds and other information. Operators can also control allocated functions (cameras, signs, alerts…) and send or sh
Ennis-Flint acquires Italian markings manufacturer Vernisol
It’s a marriage made in Amsterdam! US-based Ennis-Flint has acquired Italian markings manufacturer Vernisol - both Intertraffic exhibitors. Ennis-Flint, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of road marking materials, announced the deal, saying that Vernisol’s “strong, experienced management team, workforce and sales team” will remain in place to provide uninterrupted service to customers. Bruno Trentini, Vernisol managing director, will also remain a significant shareholder. “Our
Hectronic shows latest CityLine innovations
Global parking technology and systems leader Hectronic is has important new innovations to its comprehensive hardware and software portfolio, including its CityLine family of products.
RMS aims for US sales with the RetroTek-MU
Reflective Measurement Systems is showcasing the latest addition to the company’s range of dynamic retroreflectometers, the RetroTek-MU. The MU is specifically for the US market and is similar to the best-selling RetroTek-M retroreflectometer that is available worldwide excluding the US. The RetroTek-MU is the first dynamic mobile retroreflectometer to be certified to ASTM E 1710, according to the Irish manufacturer. It is capable of simultaneously measuring in one pass the retroreflectivity of road
RMS aims for US sales with the RetroTek-MU
Reflective Measurement Systems is showcasing the latest addition to the company’s range of dynamic retroreflectometers, the RetroTek-MU. The MU is specifically for the US market and is similar to the best-selling RetroTek-M retroreflectometer that is available worldwide excluding the US. The RetroTek-MU is the first dynamic mobile retroreflectometer to be certified to ASTM E 1710, according to the Irish manufacturer. It is capable of simultaneously measuring in one pass the retroreflectivity of road
Jaan Innovations present smart parking management system
India-based Jaan Innovations is using Intertraffic to present a cost-effective smart parking management system that combines an Internet of Things platform with image processing technology. Called Hawkeye, the solution can be utilised as a hardware platform, software platform and mobile application for IOS and Android devices. The gateway is designed with the intention of interfacing with industry standard sensors such as IR, ultrasonic and magnetic sensors and other accessories such as Boom Barriers, LED
Truvelo presents vehicle active sign with enhanced graphics
Truvelo is showcasing its Trusign vehicle-activated sign for speed compliance and traffic management and the Check Point System for spot/section speed measurement and journey time data-gathering activities, at Intertraffic.
Trusign can be deployed in and around industrial and residential areas to help promote compliance with posted speed limits.
Enlarged Proceq group to stress Swiss quality
Portable materials testing specialist Proceq of Switzerland comes to Intertraffic with an enlarged suite of products, having newly acquired fellow-Swiss company Zehntner Testing Instruments.
Proceq acquired Zehntner, which specialises in the quality control of surfaces – particularly the gloss measurement and retroreflectometry of surfaces – on January 1. Zehntner is particularly strong in the field of hand-held retroreflectometers.
Laser Technology launches TruCam II
Laser Technology arrives in Amsterdam sporting an all-new LTI 20/20 TruCam II hand-held laser-based speed enforcement system with photo and video capability for enforcement of approaching and departing vehicles at speeds up to 320km/h.
A key enhancement is the use of a bespoke camera featuring ‘point and shoot’ imaging with auto focus, iris and shutter speed selection.
Plug and play enforcement with Ekin’s Patrol
With flashing blue and red lights, there is no mistaking the big message on Ekin’s stand – its new Patrol G2 intelligent lightbar which requires only an electrical supply connection to the host vehicle. The roof-mounted ‘plug and play’ unit contains all the equipment, processing and communications technology needed to provide speed and parking enforcement, face recognition and 360° of ANPR and surveillance. It measures the speed of all vehicles in view and it can monitor up to five lanes of traffic at
KoMoTo unveils through windscreen face recognition
Taiwanese company KoMoTo Enterprise is showing through-the-windscreen face recognition system on its stand in hall 12. According to product manager Rick Huang, the system can be used in two ways; either to confirm the identity of errant drivers or to locate the whereabouts of a wanted individual. The need to confirm the identify the drivers of speeding and red-light running vehicle for enforcement purposes is likely to account for the majority of uses. However, in countries issuing photo ID driving