Chinese city keeps streets under watchful network of 30,000 eyes

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Guilin, a municipality in northeast China, is expanding its large network of more than 8,000 existing cameras known as “Sky Net” to 30,000 cameras within one year. The city deployed Axis Communications fixed network cameras with low light sensitivity primarily for capturing images of license plates on dark streets, and city surveillance in alleys and areas with poor lighting conditions. Value-adde

Mississippi police fight crime with mobile ALPR

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The Jackson police department in Mississippi is deploying Genetec's ALPR solution to help officers identify criminals and scofflaws. The city police have been using the Genetec solution since 2011, and equipped several vehicles with the mobile ALPR system, running on a ruggedized laptop, to ensure there is an officer in each precinct, patrolling and utilizing the technology to scan their area at a

Chinese highway in Guangdong gets high-def

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Boluo-Shenzhen Expressway is an important part of the fourth vertical expressway that links Shenzhen, Hunan and Renhua in Guangdong province. Connected to Yanpai Expressway, it is a major north-south road for the province and a key express link between Hong Kong/Macau and Hunan/Jiangxi. The entire expressway is designed for six 2-way lanes and a vehicle speed of 100 km/h. 50% of the expressway com

Helsinki regulates vehicular access with smarts

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During spring 2012 the Finnish capital Helsinki has put an intelligent vehicle access control system for its city center into operation. Authorizing selective vehicle groups for access has proven to be an effective method for reducing unnecessary traffic volume in city centers. By applying this technology, the city of Helsinki strives to make its city center cyclist- and pedestrian-friendly, incre

Vietnam highway reinforces toll collection with LPR solution

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The Cau Gie-Ninh Binh Expressway stretches for 50.3 kilometers from Hanoi to National Highway 10 in Nam Dinh Province and has a speed limit of 100-120km/hr. The dual three-lane expressway aims to help ease traffic on National Highway 1A while cutting the traveling time in half between the nation's capital and provinces in the south of the Red Delta.

Czech City Cuts Crime and Improves Traffic With IndigoVision

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The city of Chomutov in the Czech Republic has chosen a new wide area surveillance system, based on IndigoVision's IP Video technology, to replace its ageing analogue CCTV system from the 1990s. The new wide-area system is part of the city's strategy to reduce crime and improve traffic flow monitoring across Chomutov. It provides the city of 50,000 (80,000 in the metropolitan area) with system

SightLogix Protects North Hudson River Bridges

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SightLogix thermal video analytics systems have been chosen by the New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) to protect five large North Hudson River bridges.

NYSBA is deploying SightLogix' video perimeter security system to secure the Bear Mountain Bridge, Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, Mid-Hudson Bridge, Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge and the Rip Van Winkle Bridge which together serve more than 1

Spanish City Monitors Air Quality and Urban Traffic With Sensor Network

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Nowadays, the highest percentage of air pollution comes directly from road traffic instead of large industrial factories outside city limits. Road traffic is considered to be responsible for 25 percent of all emissions in Europe, increasing to 31 percent in Spain. Loss of environmental quality is one of the biggest threats of the century to health and human well-being, together with environmental

Conway Camera Housing Protects Tyne Crossing in UK

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Conway Security Products have supplied their external camera housings to the $409 million New Tyne Crossing between Jarrow and North Shields in the north-east of England.

The enclosures being used are a variant on Conway's stainless steel housing. The unit, which is manufactured to weatherproof level IP66, is usually produced in 304-grade stainless steel but for this project, installer

Arecont Vision Megapixel Cameras Keep Watchful Eye on Malaysian Highway

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The newly constructed highway from Lebuhraya Kemuning to Shah Alam (LKSA) in Malaysia simplifies access to the Southeast Asia country's Federal Highway System for residents of Kota Kemuning, a self-contained township centered on a resort and golf course. The new four-lane, 14.7 kilometer (9-mile) expressway provides a smooth ride and enables commuters to avoid traffic bottlenecks. The toll collect