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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

“We are focused on integrating the latest
technology to streamline vehicle and
pedestrian movement in both Indian
and global traffic management systems”
Nagendra Reddy, MD, VTRAC.

The other partnership that hands VTRAC the edge
to upgrade traffic management in India is with All
Traffic Solutions. Operating out of Pennsylvania, USA, sensor messaging based on a range of factors including
it creates IoT solutions for transportation management computable ones like time to destination, vehicle weights
and smart parking. This collaboration gives VTRAC access and available parking spaces. The Shield Radar Speed
to their exceptionally user-friendly IoT platform in this Display is a smaller and easy-to-install sign. It is portable, has
niche, TrafficCloud and a number of smart devices that a low power draw and displays the speeds of approaching
connect to it.
vehicles so they can take a cue and slow down.
Among the smart gadgets that will enter our arsenal Finally, all these devices can be tied together by
through the association is the SpeedLane Pro Counter TrafficCloud, a web-based ecosystem which gives you
Classifier. This is a side-firing traffic measurement radar remote access to them from any internet connection. All
that records the lane, speed and class of vehicles within the traffic data collected by the aforementioned devices
a 255-feet range. It can be non-intrusively mounted on can be monitored and analyzed from one place using a
the side of the road and draws a measly 0.85W power. single interface across devices. If effectively empowers
Its built-in 1.3MP HD camera stores data on the 512MB the authorities with the complete data required to calm
memory onboard. You can program it for up to 16 lanes traffic and administer traffic rules. Further, TrafficCloud is
and get the data online through its Ethernet port. extremely user-friendly and does not require any IT support,
Their StatTrak and CrossTrak are multi-lane traffic database setup or customer maintenance. You can also
data collectors. These can be setup non-invasively for manage messaging on ATS traffic signs from a central
long-range sensing, wireless connectivity and extremely location using this system.
low power consumption. They are bundled with a fully- The technologies and data analytics powered by VTRAC
featured data analysis companion software. This computes have the potential to bring method to the chaos of our city
factors like 85th percentile, speed histogram and average traffic. As the newer devices and platforms to determine
speed comparison to draw traffic patterns. They also have journey times, vehicle counts, pedestrian counts, conduct
optional GPS which geotags the data. These are highly parking surveys and public transport surveys are utilized, the
portable, durable and can be installed quickly. resultant reports are much more current and dependable.
Another area that VTRAC explores, courtesy their The data gathered from various portals will be combined
partners, is traffic signage. These customizable and smart seamlessly to organize the boundless urban traffic while
signs are useful to enforce traffic safety, offering the drivers pushing for more sustainable modes of transportation.
a chance to self-correct their speeds. Their SpeedAlert With emerging connections and capabilities, the company
Radar Message sign is a robust, shatter-proof tool for traffic is constantly innovating to consolidate and ease human
calming. It enables messaging versatility with conditional movement management.

Speed Alert Shield Radar Speed Display Stat Track
CrossTrak

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