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Problem Description
The recently published traffic monitoring guide from the FHWA allows for classification of vehicles by length. The monitoring guide indicates that the quality of axle classification data is unknown. This can be the case especially when traffic volumes are high and sensors are difficult to maintain as a result of the traffic conditions.
Installation, operation and maintenance of traffic detection systems on main line routes can be challenging for all. The traffic monitoring guide suggests that sites be shared by traffic operations and traffic planning departments.
Solution
The Canoga™ Traffic Sensing System consists of Traffic Monitoring Cards with 701 Microloop™ sensors, 702 Non-invasive Microloop sensors or inductive loops which can fulfill the needs of traffic operations, traffic planning and statistics departments.
The Traffic Sensing System allows for simultaneous activity:
- real-time traffic monitoring as required by the freeway operations engineer
- collection of historical traffic data as required by the planning or statistics department
Different departments can share the traffic sensing system:
- independent serial ports provide for independent remote data collection
- password control insures the integrity of the configuration parameters
Traffic operations can poll cards for mean speed, count and occupancy data in real-time. Mean speed, count and occupancy are also collected for longer time intervals, and vehicles can be classified by length, meeting data requirements of the traffic monitoring guide.
The system helps reduces purchase, operation and maintenance costs across different DOT departments.
Global Traffic Technologies offers site selection, installation, and turn-on service for sharing traffic sensing information and applications. Please contact your GTT System Consultant for a quote for a specific installations at (80... or sales@gtt.com.
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