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For budget-conscious municipalities, the benefits of advanced video surveillance and LPR techniques have also been extended to mass transit. This includes controlling traffic through automated tolling, as well as monitoring traffic density, volume, and flow. Besides cutting down on gridlock, the cameras can also be used to check for speeding violations by calculating a vehicle’s time spent traveling between two points.

The Road Ahead As the populations of major cities of the world continue to grow, traffic issues typically get worse, not better. Along with such population growth, crime often increases, particularly in times of economic distress. At the same time, governments worldwide – at the federal, state and local levels – are facing even greater budgetary constraints than usual. With all this in mind, the need for automation and greater intelligence in reference to security technology should become even more paramount. Fortunately, the innovations that have taken place in city-wide video surveillance and LPR in recent years have not only increased the automation factor, but increased intelligence and functionality. These technologies have now become even greater crime fighting partners for law enforcement, as well as have helped to reduce total cost of ownership for cities. As the technology gets even smarter over time, such benefits can only be expected to increase.

Reference: http://www.securitymagazine.com/Articles/Online_Exclusives/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000919930

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