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mikec123
25-04-10, 12:55 PM
Hi has anybody come across any little grey cameras next to exsisting Speed cameras they are starting to put them up on the A435 near me. Looks like this

http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/images/pgps/gatso04.jpg
nova-taken
25-04-10, 02:38 PM
their also all over the m4 in england and wales dude
craig green
25-04-10, 02:39 PM
They will never make it to somerset.
NovaLad
25-04-10, 02:40 PM
IIRC They are for the new digi speed cams to give an extra flash so the image comes out clearer.
General Baxter
25-04-10, 03:20 PM
its just a flash lol
mikec123
25-04-10, 04:20 PM
They will never make it to somerset.lol lol lol

They arent ANPR cameras then?
Stuart
25-04-10, 05:28 PM
no, extra flash to let the main one get turned down too.

but I'd hope they can link ANPR into gatsos
fessernick
25-04-10, 08:36 PM
we have some similar to that on the A449 but they are blue!!!
Jack
25-04-10, 08:39 PM
They will never make it to somerset.
Already have!
dj_wudgey
25-04-10, 08:55 PM
i hate the government but at least they will never put gps sensors and that crap in cars as they would loose two much money!! i hate speed camera's though lol
MK999
25-04-10, 09:00 PM
we have some similar to that on the A449 but they are blue!!!

They're the "police enforcement cameras" ANPR to check for tax mot etc I believe
Jack
25-04-10, 10:13 PM
I've seen TrafficMaster cameras in blue too (used by the AA etc to monitor traffic)
Stuart
25-04-10, 10:14 PM
yeah TM cams tend to be blue, and they arent really cameras anyway, just movement sensors
phazer
25-04-10, 10:16 PM
yeah TM cams tend to be blue, and they arent really cameras anyway, just movement sensors

TM read the middle 4(IIRC) digits of a plate and 'tokenise' it. It shares the token with the rest of the TM network. That's how they know how fast traffic is flowing as they know how long it took your car to get from one point to another. They only take a number if digits instead of the full plate so they can't be accused of tracking/privacy invasion etc.

Can't think it's much of a step to use them to read full plates for road charging etc though :tard:
Stuart
25-04-10, 10:24 PM
its got to be able to find the start or end of the plate to get the middle 4.... so its only a small code change to the infrastructure to not drop the start and end lol
phazer
26-04-10, 06:41 PM
its got to be able to find the start or end of the plate to get the middle 4.... so its only a small code change to the infrastructure to not drop the start and end lol

:thumb: Fraid so.