Video Image Detection for Traffic Surveillance and Control

摘要

The University of Florida Transportation Research Center (TRC) has completed aresearch project dealing with video image detection (VID) for traffic surveillance and control. The objectives were to assess the state of the art and to pursue promising applications for this new technology. The report summarizes the activities and accomplishments of the project under four categories: Development and/or acquisition of a system for collecting and analyzing videotaped data from the field; Investigation of applications for video image detection to traffic surveillance and control on freeways and surface streets; Presentation of technology transfer workshops on video image detection; and, Compilation of a library of video tapes for future use in demonstrating and evaluating VID concepts.