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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Intelligent Cameras for

Traffic Management

The IoT is changing the way we view video security, quite literally. Now,
cameras need to be so much more than devices with which to simply
capture images; they need to be far smarter than that. Today cameras are
becoming an integral part of the vast digital connectivity infrastructure,

specifically, advancements in intelligent cameras have contributed to
positive results in many areas that can help improve road safety

ith increased start building some intelligence into (RLVD) system at 24 junctions across
urbanization the way we look at resolving these the city to monitor people jumping
and increased issues. The solution lies in leveraging the red light.
vehicular traffic, advanced technologies and intelligent Similarly, Bengaluru traffic police
Wcities everywhere solutions. Some intelligent traffic is getting about 350 new adaptive
are battling with an inability to management systems are already cameras in the next three months.
build enough infrastructure. While being implemented in cities like Besides, the traffic police has also
the government has been laying Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai making deployed about 1,000 cameras,
emphasis on building roads, bridges & an impact in the form of reduced 100 red-light violation detection
underpasses and creating alternative congestion and less fatal accidents. cameras to capture and record signal
modes of mass public transport For instance; Delhi Police has been jumping and 30 to 40 Number Plate
systems, this may not be enough working on several projects based on Regulation (NPR) cameras with the
to address the traffic congestion. cutting-edge technology to improve capacity to recognise number plates
Traffic management has always traffic management system in the from among thousands of vehicles.
posed a challenge in India and it may city and check on errant drivers. It is The police also has the software
continue to become more difficult planning to install a 3D radar-based to recognise and record repeat
with every passing day unless we Red-Light Violation Detection Camera offenders

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