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Indian toll station CCTV

by Mark Rowe

A case study of CCTV as security around toll stations in India, announced in July.

At toll stations data such as traffic volume, fare collection and number plates need to be recorded for inspection when requested. Video footage can be evidence to check. Late in 2012, International Road Dynamics Inc. (IRD), a Canadian traffic management installer, conducted an Indian toll station project using VIVOTEK CCTV products.

International Road Dynamics Inc. (IRD), which has operated internationally for more than 30 years, works in the field of ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems). IRD sought cameras with flexibility and interoperability with its software. After consultation with EPhton Technologies, a partner of VIVOTEK’s India distributor AUTOCOP, VIVOTEK’s IP cameras were chosen. Some 800, including 700 of the IP8332 model, 50 FD8136 models and 50 IP8331 models, were deployed at about 50 toll stations.

To cover access lanes, IP8332 and IP8331 bullet-style outdoor network cameras were installed. Both have an IP66-rated housing and a weather-proof casing to shield them from harsh weather and withstand dust. To adapt to changing light and secure images around the clock, the IP8331 comes with a dual-band lens and built-in infra-red (IR) illuminators with an effective range of up to 10m, while the IP8332 features a removable IR-cut filter as well as IR illuminators effective up to 15m, for capturing car number plates and vehicles. Both cameras support tamper detection. Actions such as blockage, redirection, and spray-painting can be detected and timely alerts provided to toll staff.

As for monitoring of the toll booths themselves, VIVOTEK’s FD8136, a 1-megapixel network fixed dome camera, was chosen. It comes with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) and H.264, MPEG-4 and MJPEG triple codec compression, for indoor uses. Mounted inside a toll booth, the wide view angle of FD8136 can capture images of drivers in all sizes of vehicles. With selectable focal lengths, the dome provides flexible viewing angles, if the images of drivers and passengers need to be highlighted.

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Vishal Rajput, Head of India Operations at IRD Inc. said: “We tested VIVOTEK cameras and found them to be effective for us both technically and commercially. The results delivered in the field were also precisely as promised. The support from EPhoton Technologies on VIVOTEK has been excellent whenever we needed it. We are delighted to have VIVOTEK’s products from EPhoton Tech as the default choice for surveillance solutions in all our upcoming projects for LPC, LPR, Booth Security and ANPR.”

About VIVOTEK

Established in 2000, based in Taiwan, in 2008, a branch office was set up in California. VIVOTEK is working with more than 150 authorised distributors in over 80 countries. For more information, visit www.vivotek.com .

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