Cordon Multi-Target Photo-Radar System
November 1st, 2011Via: Engadget:
Go easy on the gas, Speed Racer, because Cordon is on its way. Developed by Simicon, this new speed sensor promises to take highway surveillance to new heights of precision. Unlike most photo radar systems, which track only one violator at a time, Simicon’s device can simultaneously identify and follow up to 32 vehicles across four lanes. Whenever a car enters its range, the Cordon will automatically generate two images: one from wide-angle view and one closeup shot of the vehicle’s license plate. It’s also capable of instantly measuring a car’s speed and mapping its position, and can easily be synced with other databases via WiFi, 3G or WiMAX. Plus, this device is compact and durable enough to be mounted upon a tripod or atop a road sign, making it even harder for drivers to spot. Fortunately, though, you still have time to change your dragster ways, as distributor Peak Gain Systems won’t be bringing the Cordon to North America until the first quarter of 2012…. Cars tagged with a green dot are traveling below the speed limit, those with a yellow marking are chugging along within an acceptable range above the limit, while vehicles with a red tab are just asking for trouble.
Fortunately we here in Texas do not have to pay tickets received in the mail. They are considered a civil matter, and you have to be subpoenaed to court, which is never done. Most believe the lie, which everyone in the government food chain perpetuates, that you won’t get your car registration or your drivers license if you don’t pay these tickets. This is not true because the tickets are from the city and the car registration and drivers licenses are handled by the state, which does not want to bother with city issues.
Of course if/when the state starts using cameras to ticket drivers we are screwed.
In early 2014, Cordon released the advanced iris scanner. Simicon’s latest device was able to simultaneously identify and follow up to 320 people across a diverse landscape. Whenever a person entered its range, the Cordon automatically generated two images: one with identification and status; and one closeup shot of the person’s face. It was also capable of instantly measuring a person’s legal status, and easily synced with other databases via WiFi, 3G or WiMAX. Plus, this device was inexpensive and compact enough that it was mounted virtually everywhere. Unfortunately though, once the unit was deployed universally…
Dale,
I don’t think people are quite understanding what you’re saying…
Every city and area has choke points. All traffic from point A to anywhere has to pass through those choke points. It doesn’t matter if it’s due to mountains, rivers, or the obnoxiously placed PUD.
To travel between metro areas, there are usually only a few routes. As you get into more rural areas, those routes are interstates and the occasional local roads that they follow.
But it’s not just getting from Point A to Point B. I wouldn’t be horribly surprised if national chains, such as McDonalds and Walmart allowed their roof to be used for these purposes. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were marketed as a security device, possibly without revealing the license plate monitoring. (i.e., discount camera clusters and remote security recording).
Some people are paranoid about the tower triangulation of your cell phone. It takes a warrant (or at least a phone call) to get your location within x meters. Who needs that, when it can automatically track where you’re driving, and compare it to your driving history.
This will most likely used as a revenue generating system. Yet another way for governments to collect that precious cash back from the commoners. (or the 1% vs 99%, if you prefer).
I happen to have personal knowledge of some of the ways we are all watched. Tracking goes from days (nominally), to minutes or seconds.
How do you stop someone who doesn’t know that they’re being chased? If you know a driver is moving down a major road, change the light timings. It wouldn’t be practical to trip the traffic light immediately ahead (assuming the cameras are at intersections), but the next light may turn red and not change for a while.
Let me give you an example.
When I’ve commuted on a regular basis, I paid attention to traffic light timings. If I picked the right route and speed, I could cut my time in half. An average 30 minute drive could take 15 minutes. It would only take making a very few traffic signals stay on red for a little longer, and green a little shorter, and it would turn a high speed pursuit into an officer walking up and tapping on your window. Well, or a UAV having an “accident”. It all depends on how important someone thinks you are.
But don’t take my word on mis-managed traffic signals. How many of you remember this:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/04/AR2009110402413.html
And, as we’ve learned, it’s not how important or dangerous someone is, it’s how the government perceives you. Ask this 16 year old kid.
https://cryptogon.com/?p=25758
Luckily, I’m not that interesting to anyone. 🙂