Efficient traffic management in rapidly developing cities and wider urban areas is one of the top priorities of their governments. As a critical point of the infrastructure, traffic that is well-organized enables a fast flow of people and goods to, from, and within the area. To cultivate such optimal living and working environments, city officials turn to technology and its implementation in all urban systems. The ones who provide the cutting edge technology that supports metropolitan areas on their journey to becoming Smart Cities are innovators like Vladimir Cizelj, PhD, and Vlatacom Institute. As leaders in ICT and government security, they create intelligent traffic management systems and contribute to the overall public safety.
Traffic Management of Smart Cities
Intelligent traffic management represents the foundation of a city of the future. This idea of efficiently operating urban zones was inspired by the rapid development of technology in the 1980s. What is more, scalable technologies have ever since been the solution to the rising demands of metropolitan cities. Many decision-makers were drawn to implementing state-of-the-art traffic management solutions to regulate traffic and attain the Smart and Safe City objectives.
Why was this necessary?
In the past several decades, cities have been experiencing a rise in their populations. Consequently, the number of vehicles in the city has increased. Together, these two occurrences have created additional pressure on urban settlements which further urged the ones who lead them to take action. Furthermore, intelligent solutions are needed to address common problems such as lack of parking space, traffic congestions, and poor peak time traffic flow, and traffic accidents and breaches of traffic rules.
In addition, city governments and police forces have to create ways to keep all their citizens and traffic participants safe. What’s more, this is critical to creating sustainable city environments with high traffic density.
Vlatacom Traffic Solutions
Innovators like Vladimir Cizelj, PhD, and his team of experts and researchers at Vlatacom Institute develop solutions for intelligent traffic management. Monitoring and surveillance devices stand out as one of the pillars of efficient traffic control. For those purposes, Vlatacom has developed its Multi-purpose IP Camera (vCAM VIPC-3M1). In the context of traffic, this powerful camera can be used for vehicle counting and registering traffic violations. Also, this camera serves for license plate recognition by producing a sequence of pictures for reliable recognition of license plates.
In addition to the vCAM VIPC-3M1, there is the Vlatacom Automated Number Plate Recognition (vANPR). This advanced device and system uses optical character recognition to read license plates of vehicles, moving or stationary. It is typically applied for law enforcement, revenue control, surveillance, and parking.
Additionally, Vlatacom Mobile Automated Number Plate Recognition (vMANPR) is a more advanced technological solution for license plate inspection. It represents critical equipment of any law enforcement agency as it automates the license plate reading process. vMANPR is installed on police vehicles and automatically checks the plate against various databases of parked or moving vehicles thanks to its system of cameras with a 360-degree view.
All of these solutions together with other advanced peripheral sensors are employed by Vlatacom’s ORAO (Observe Recognize Analyze Operate) platform. It collects invaluable intersection intelligence and information on congestion zones, enables intelligent parking, section and spot speed enforcement, and more.
These solutions not only automate critical processes of police and traffic control and management, but also improve traffic and public safety. Furthermore, they enable fast and efficient detection of stolen vehicles or vehicles owned by wanted persons for instance.
Vladimir Cizelj and the First Private ICT Security Institute in Serbia
When Vladimir Cizelj, PhD, founded Vlatacom Ltd. in 1997, he might not have dreamed that two decades later it would become the first private research and development institute of its kind in Serbia. From the initial operations dealing with telecommunications systems, the Institute led by Vladimir Cizelj expanded its field of work and research.
The innovations and hands-on experience of this team of experts have created some of the most advanced solutions. ICT, biometrics, government security, traffic control, and safe city solutions are areas where Vladimir Cizelj has made his contribution.
Their work is recognized worldwide and has won Vladimir Cizelj and his team numerous awards on national and international levels. Moreover, Vlatacom solutions and the high efficiency of its integrated systems have established the Institute as the go-to partner for government security of many European, Asian, African, and Latin American countries.
Final Remarks
Intelligent management of traffic in highly populated cities requires the application of advanced technologies. To create optimal living environments with efficient and safe traffic flows, city governments look for sustainable solutions. Vladimir Cizelj, PhD, and Vlatacom create such technologies that incorporate the principles of innovation and scalability in their designs. With positive examples of cities that have elevated the level of their traffic control, we can expect the emergence of smarter and safer cities for their inhabitants and visitors.
