siemens safezone speed cameras

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www.siemens.co.uk/traffic

Introducing SafeZoneaverage speed enforcement.No surprises - its Siemens.

Answers for mobility.


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Saving lives; outside

schools, throughcities and villages...

Engineer, educate, enforce,

The three pillars of road safety

govern the development and

implementation of SafeZone.

Why Siemens?

Siemens is all about confidence. The

confidence of drivers around the worldthat are kept informed, safe and moving.

The confidence of traffic management,

town planners and safety officers in

our experience and professionalism, in

ecologically sound, quality solutions

and reliable delivery. SafeZone is a

key example of a road safety solution

developed by us in consultation with our

customers to maximise road safety whilst

improving traffic flow and reducing CO2

emissions and congestion.

SafeZone - An overview

SafeZone reduces vehicle speeds and

improves road safety. Through cities,

towns, villages, on urban and inter-urban

roads, past schools and through

roadworks. SafeZone is an average speed

enforcement system based on industry-

leading automatic number plate

recognition (ANPR) technology, and has

now been formally accepted for Home

Office approval.

SafeZone has been designed to increase

the number of deployment options that

are currently available through existingaverage speed systems, whilst

significantly reducing the required

number of cameras and supporting

infrastructure.

SafeZone can be installed in residential

areas with minimum impact on the local

environment and at significantly lower

cost than fixed camera systems, whilst

retaining all the proven road safety

benefits of average speed enforcement

systems.

How does SafeZone work?

By identifying all vehicles as they enter

an enforcement zone, SafeZonecalculates average speed over a

measured distance travelled within the

zone, ensuring high compliance and

smoother traffic flow. Evidential records

are only created for vehicles that exceed

the speed limit and are sent remotely to

the back-office in-station for processing

through 3G or fixed communications

networks.

SafeZone can provide enforcement

between 20mph and 140 mph. It

supports multi-lane and multi-entry/exit

points, ensuring customers can use thesystem for all types of urban, rural,

highway or motorway average speed

enforcement programmes. Replacing

legacy wet-film cameras, the system can

be deployed with a minimum of seventy-

five metres between camera out-stations

- a practical approach to enforcing

20mph zones, through villages and

safety-critical areas, such as schools,

hospitals and roadworks.

SafeZone in practice

Working with Springdale School in

Dorset, Siemens developed a non-

enforced trial with the full support of the

local community, parents, local residents,

Borough of Poole, Dorset County Council

and Dorset Road Safe.

Prior to implementation, an independent

survey measured an average of 64

vehicles per hour travelling above 40mph

past the school during peak hours. This

decreased to 16 vehicles per hour as a

result of the programme. The solution cut

speeding by 75%.

The success of the trial was reported inlocal and national press and regional TV.

93% of parents agreed that the SafeZone

trial was beneficial and 95% agreed that

involving the children in the project was

a good thing.

SafeZones new Sicore advanced

ANPR cameras are compact

and unobtrusive.

The safety of children atSpringdale is of paramount

importance and the school is eager

to promote safe, healthy travel.

Some parents and children have

raised concerns over the speed of

vehicles on Springdale Road. We are

keen to support any initiative which

may enhance safety....

Ruth Leach,

Headteacher,

Springdale First School,


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The key components of SafeZone

nAutomatic Number Plate Recognition

outstation - a high security cabinet con-

taining a tamper and environmental

monitoring unit, ancillary services and

ANPR cameras for capturing vehicle data.

nEvidence Retrieval and Control Unit

(ERCU) collects passage data, checks for

speed violations across a link and pro-

duces encrypted Violation Records when

a speed violation is detected. Further-

more, the ERCU will also manage ANPRoutstations and collect diagnostic data.

nOffence Viewing and Decision System

(OVDS) provides an image database to

view, verify and store offence data and to

assist with driver identification.

Deployment options:

n Local short distances for schools or

villages

n 20 mph zones and urban speed

enforcement

n Replacement of traffic calming

and pinch pointsn Motorway and dual carriageway

n Roadworks

n Can be installed on existing street

furniture

Community benefits:

n Provides educational platform for

schools

n Ensures very high compliance to speed

limits

n Smoothes traffic flow and reduces

congestion

n High level of public acceptance

n Effective replacement of fixed speed

enforcement systems

Technology benefits:

n Suitable for all road types

n Multi-lane and dual direction

enforcement with single camera

n Industry leading ANPR capture and

read rates

n Reduced baseline distance for 20 mph

zones

n Limitless entry and exit points for

zone enforcement

SafeZones advanced technology

and ease of deployment make it

cost-effective for residential, city,

rural or motorway enforcement.

Siemens fully qualified team of

highway and system design engi-

neers will help you evaluate suitable

locations and design all aspects of

your SafeZone deployment.

Siemens now offers an approved

remote back-office hosting service.

This alternative to installing ERCUsat customers Central Ticket Office

removes capital cost and hassle fac-

tor. This service can also be pro-

vided solely on a charge per viola-

tion basis.


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Technical Specifications:

UK Home Office approval system

parametres

Minimum baseline distance

75 metres

Maximum baseline distance

Unlimited

Minimum enforcement speed

20 mph (16 kph)

Maximum enforcement speed

140 mph (225 kph)

Maximum lanes per camera

2 lane single or bi-directional

Minimum camera mounting height

4 metres

Camera lens types

25mm or 35mm

GeneralVehicle triggering

Internal video-based vehicle triggering

Illuminator

Integral infrared illuminator 850nm

wavelength

150 focussed LEDs with intelligent

controller for maximum service life

Communications

3G or Wired communications from

outstation

Clock Two integrated real-time clocks for

primary and secondary time stamping

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For further information, please

contact:

Siemens Mobility and Logistics,

Traffic Solutions,

Sopers Lane,

Poole, Dorset BH17 7ER

United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0) 1202 782000

E-mail: [email protected]

www.siemens.co.uk/traffic

Siemens UK Headquarters

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Sir William Siemens Square,Frimley,

Camberley, GU16 8QD,

United Kingdom

Out-station cabinet

Equipment:

- Hardware network router

- Monitoring equipment

- Camera power supply unit

Each cabinet supports up to two

cameras

Tamper proof design with unique

keys and PIN-code entry

Lightening protection as standard

Aluminium alloy, powder-coated

for corrosion resistance

Environmental Protection

IP65

Camera temperature range

-30 deg C to + 60 deg C (Fanless

design)

Power Supply 20 26VDC, 2.5A

Power consumption

Typically 25W

Weight

Approximately 5.7kg (excluding

bracket)

Dimensions

188mm x 210mm x 386mm

(W x D x H) including anti-glare

sun shield

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