High Definition cameras for traffic monitoring in California

Date: 4/2/2010

Source: Thinking Highways, Vol. 4, Issue 4, Nov/Dec 2009, pg. 48-50

The City of Santa Ana in California has started testing the latest high-definition camera technology with a view to integrating it into their traffic management system. If this pilot trial is successful, this technology may become one of the first high definition surveillance systems in the United States. The first camera was installed at an intersection which is located close to freeways and features high congestion. The high definition cameras allow a wider view to be monitored in much greater detail: a local traffic engineer commented that the system enables them to read the lettering on a sign which is 2.7 miles away.

Keywords: Incident, Monitoring, Traffic management