Video Surveillance cameras are installed at strategic locations in the city and on the highway for real-time monitoring of traffic conditions. Previousy, sensors and detectors of legacy systems provided the majority of the data that are collected and transmitted back to traffic control centers for analysis and processing. Now, with the rapid pace techonology is improving, in terms of maturity and reliability, as well as the gradual decrease in price, video surveillance is increasingly usedas a completmentary component in the overall intelligent transportation solution.
The main applications of video surveillance cameras in an intelligent transportation system (ITS) include monitoring for traffic flow, congestion, and incidents for bridges, tunnels, roads, and highways. Other important applications of ITS include traffic light and intersection control and enforcement. Tollbooths on highways are also implementing the use of video surveillance cameras for license plate recognition, as well as in the city for restricted access to certain zones at certain time frames. With license plate recognition abilities, video surveillance can compare the license plates with a white list of those who have authorized entry to see if whoever is trespassing has the authority to do so, according to Fabrizio Arneo...