Highways Agency - HANET
"Drivers will benefit from these cameras as they will enable us to obtain round-the-clock,
vital traffic information at short notice, and we can then advise drivers of road
conditions ahead. The cameras will also allow us to gether information for longer-term
projects, so that we can identify any potential traffic issues on the region's motorways
and trunk roads."
- Anthony Firth, Highways Agency Area Performance Manager
for Yorkshire and the Humber
The Highways Agency aim is to provide:
- Safe Roads
- Reliable Journeys
- Informed Travellers
The Highways Agency (HA) are using SWORD to extend their vision into areas where
the cost of adding conventional powered and networked CCTV is prohibitive.
Deploy Anywhere and Forget
Using a trailer mounted telescopic mast as the platform, powered by solar and wind
generators, a pan-tilt-zoom camera dome provides remote surveillance without the
cost of expensive fixed infrastructure. Using GPRS and 3G communications, these
deployments can relay pictures from anywhere along the HA road network. Typical
deployments include temporary networks, or fixed deployments in areas too expensive
to contemplate running power or network cables.
Linked into the HANET System
The HANET system provides web access to the HA camera network for HA staff and the
media. Using SciSys software experience, images and camera commands are fed through
the SWORD server directly to HANET. This end to end SWORD solution helps the Highways
Agency to fulfil its remit more effectively by monitoring remote areas and temporary
events on the road network at low cost.
SWORD cameras are fully integrated into the HANET system
SWORD provides full pan-tilt-zoom control through a web interface