Soon, all that squabbling with traffic police could be a thing of the past, thanks to a solution devised by city-based global IT and product engineering services company, MindTree Limited.
Everytime someone is charged for a traffic rule violation, a heated argument ensues. Soon, all that squabbling with traffic police could be a thing of the past, thanks to a solution devised by city-based global IT and product engineering services company, MindTree Limited.
The company will introduce an automatic traffic counting and classification (ATCC) system, which will not only record traffic patterns in single intermediate and two-lane roads, but also help curb violations of rules.
The system could aid traffic police to trace offending vehicles. On the citizens’ side, it could spell the end of paying a bribe to slip out of an ‘imaginary’ traffic violation. And offenders who opt for a court case when slapped with a challan for violating traffic rules will be provided photographic evidence of the offence.
“The ATCC system records video images of violations, which are saved on the Bangalore City Traffic Police website. Through the License Plate Recognition (LPR), the vehicle details will also be captured,” said Vinod Deshmukh, president, technology and products (Product Engineering Services), MindTree.
MindTree’s LPR is an important tool for identifying and storing vehicle details. It is being used at toll plazas, checkposts and parking lots. Through the system, number plates that are red tagged can be easily identified and nabbed.
The company carried out a pilot for the Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project on State Highway 35 with engineering consultancy firm Scott Wilson India, with funds from the Asian Development Bank. “We tested for counting and found our technology to be 90%-95% accurate,” said Deshmukh.
Last year, revenues collected through tolls was a sizeable Rs3,000 crore. By 2014-15, this figure is expected to shoot up to Rs 12,000 crore. According to a KPMG report, almost 15% of total toll revenues are lost due to pilferage. ATCC enables accurate assessment of vehicles passing through the toll booth, ensuring loss prevention for the operators or concessionaires.
Designed to replace traditional sensor-based counting and classifications systems, the technology is garnering much interest from infrastructure giants across the country. Adding to the appeal is the fact that ATCC can be deployed 24 hours a day in different light conditions, with minimal set-up time. The system is built to classify vehicles in up to nine different categories.
ATCC can also be used to track the type of traffic and density, which are essential when making decisions on construction of new roads or widening of existing ones. Detailed tamper-proof reports are available through the system.
Costing between Rs2.5 lakh to Rs3 lakh for a single-lane installation, the system is an attractive investment for infrastructure builders and system integrators.
Deshmukh said MindTree would deploy the technology through system integrators only. “It would be licensed to integrators, but might require us to work with them on an ongoing basis,” he said.
The ATCC system has already been deployed by Scott Wilson, with GMR and Reliance Industries in talks to seal the deal.
Deshmukh said the company’s aim was to increase the figure to 20% over five years. “Our revenue from the ATCC and LPD won’t be very significant this year, but our focus is on the vehicle counting and classification applications — infrastructure developers and toll management. Our aim is to capture some percentage of the business, through the technology, creating a complete solution,” he said.
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