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AMG Systems' new 9000 series of ruggedised Ethernet switches have been specifically designed for outdoor and harsh industrial environments with extended temperature requirements, including roadside cabinet mounting for transport applications. The switches support ring topologies and are claimed to offer a cost-effective networking solution without comprising on advanced functionality such as fast ring recovery (less than 20ms) and power over Ethernet.

TwinSet, a contactless smart card that combines HF and UHF features on the same card, has been launched by ASK. The UHF chip is for fast track access, such as tolling or parking access control, while the HF chip is for compliance with the existing equipment for building access control and a contact chip when necessary for logical access control.

The QU Wireless Innovations Centre (QUWIC), and Mowasalat “Karwa”, a provider of public transportation solutions and services owned by the government of Qatar, have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreement for Collaborating on Advanced Technologies for Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System (ITMS) and applications.

Bosch Security Systems has announced the GVS1000 Long Range Imaging System, claimed to be the security industry's longestrange active infrared imaging system. It provides high-quality images at 1km and enables full detection, classification, recognition and identification performance in total darkness. The system has integrated day/night, pan/tilt/zoom.

Neavia Technologies is launching WebVia Mobile, an innovative new tool that expands the capabilities of its traffic management software. It provides alarms and pictures in real time so that traffic managers not actually in the traffic management centre control room can check and qualify road traffic events when they happen in real time and react more quickly. Not only that, variable message signs can be activated directly from the smart phone. Thanks to alarm triggered phone calls, SMS, MMS or emails, WebVi

Traficon has launched the commercial version of SafeWalk, a product it has been researching and developing for some time. SafeWalk combines stereovision technology with intelligent image processing technology. By using two CMOS cameras in parallel, SafeWalk converts twodimensional images into threedimensional information.

URS has been awarded a contract by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to provide operations and support services for transportation management centres (TMC) statewide.

Swiss company ECTN has developed a Traffic Information Collector (TIC) system based on laser scanners. 3D vehicle data is generated by positioning the lasers over each lane, to automatically classify vehicles. Up to 28 different vehicle classes are categorised into standard classification tables, such as TLS5+1, TLS8+1, Swiss 10.

In 2006, within a span of four months, two incidents of drivers entering the 16km-long Westpark Tollway in Houston, Texas resulted in horrific accidents that caused a number of fatalities. As a result, Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) began investigating technologies that could help detect vehicles entering the tollway in the wrong direction.

This weekend, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) maintenance crews plan to install Astucia SolarLite solar-powered road studs as part of a test project on the centerline of a stretch of SR 530 which has a history of run-off-the-road collisions.

Sensys Networks has announced the award of patent number 7,739,000 entitled “Method and Apparatus Reporting a Vehicular Sensor Waveform in a Wireless Vehicular Sensor Network.”

McCain has released a new major version upgrade to the QuicNet Pro 2.0 central control software, an advanced software system that provides traffic control from a central location. It allows entire transportation networks to be monitored and optimised from a single platform and currently operates in over 40,000 intersections worldwide. Enhancements to the latest release include extensive 24/7 data collection and easy-to-read charts, allowing quick identification of trends, resulting in cost reduction and imp

Sweden-based truck manufacturer Scania has created a division in Brazil especially for Bus Rapid Transit systems.

KBC Networks has added PoE (Power over Ethernet) to its network transmission range. The first of the new products is a fully ruggedised 10/100 Ethernet media converter with PoE+ that conforms to the higher power specifications necessary for PTZ and dome cameras. The KBC FTLS1 is fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3at specification and acts as a PSE (Power Sourcing Equipment) providing 25.5W at 48Vdc. The unit supports transmission of an Ethernet channel over either one or two, multi-mode or single-mode optic

Motorway lighting along a section of the M6 in Lancashire in the UK will be switched off between midnight and 5am in a move to reduce energy costs, carbon emissions, and light pollution, the Highways Agency has announced.

Although much of the emphasis of research into intersection management has tended to concentrate on the needs of urban locations, there remain specific issues pertaining to rural intersections which need to be addressed. Here, Rebecca Szymkowski and Greg Helgeson, Wisconsin DOT, Todd Szymkowski, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Craig Shankwitz and Arvind Menon, University of Minnesota detail progress on an intersection collision avoidance system for more remote locations.

Masternaut has launched a new custom iPhone and Android app solution for clients using its mobile solutions and vehicle tracking. It allows them to launch their own app and make it available to their customers on the Apple app store or Android market. The apps can be fully customised - including colours, corporate identity and content. Users of Masternaut's solutions can choose exactly what to include in their app (from a range of available modules), with the aim of providing useful information for end user

Pete Goldin reports on a new wireless, solar-powered traffic detection system being used by Caltrans District 12. As more and more traffic data is necessary to satisfy the needs of traffic management centres and traveller information systems, and as traffic detection technology becomes more ubiquitous, transportation authorities are pressured to find more economical ways of expanding their detection systems. Caltrans District 12 is leading this push by deploying the latest detection system from Case Global

Ascendent ID has released what it claims is the smallest long-range RFID tag available for vehicle access control at parking facilities, college campuses and gated communities. Measuring only about 50x25mm, the CompacTag 2032s is compatible with every model of the company's IDs readers; which have an adjustable read-range to enable the device to be read up to 10m.

Trimble has introduced a new cloud-based field service solution to manage fleet productivity - Trimble GeoManager WorkManagement, a software solution that provides on-demand visibility into vehicle and mobile worker utilisation.