As the world's population grows, traffic and accidents continue to expand, it increases much social cost. MediaRoad is an outdoor video-based Automatic Incident Detection (AID) System. It provides Automatic Incident Detection and traffic data in real time on roadways through Video Image Processing. MediaRoad allows fast automatic and real time incident detection with triggered alarms and on-screen highlighting (audible and visual) of incidents within a few seconds after an incident occurs. Through a proactive approach, it can improve road safety, reduce the cost to economic, social and environment from traffic congestion, and minimize secondary accidents.
n Features
þ It can perform 24h digital recording on all cameras connected to the system. For every incident, MediaRoad automatically records a digital video clip including the images preceding and following the incident.
þ Automatic incident detection：Stop vehicles, Congestion, Pedestrians, Wrong way vehicles, Slow vehicles, Debris.
þ To provide Traffic Operator to check the validity of the alarm and assess the severity of the incident.
n Applications
þ Highway & Freeway
þ Bridges
þ Viaducts
þ Urban intersection
þ Ramp metering
þ Electronic tolling
n References
France A86 ring road; Kaohsiung Traffic control center; Viaducts in Taipei; Chile Tunnel la Polvora; Australia Melbourne City-link; France Normandie Bridge; Tancarville Bridge; Denmark Vejle, & etc.