Square boxes near cameras?

[DickP]

Hi,

I've seen over the past year square box things being installed near existing speed cameras. I've seen conflicting info online about them, does anyone know what they do and are for?

Photo below.



Thanks

[J__Wood]

DickP said:

Hi,

I've seen over the past year square box things being installed near existing speed cameras. I've seen conflicting info online about them, does anyone know what they do and are for?

Photo below.



Thanks

I'd always assumed they were IR illuminators - but likely to be corrected shortly.

[InvisibleSpider]

J__Wood said:

DickP said:

Hi,

I've seen over the past year square box things being installed near existing speed cameras. I've seen conflicting info online about them, does anyone know what they do and are for?

Photo below.



Thanks

I'd always assumed they were IR illuminators - but likely to be corrected shortly.

They look to me very much like IR illuminators

[anonymous-user]

InvisibleSpider said:

J__Wood said:

DickP said:

Hi,

I've seen over the past year square box things being installed near existing speed cameras. I've seen conflicting info online about them, does anyone know what they do and are for?

Photo below.



Thanks

I'd always assumed they were IR illuminators - but likely to be corrected shortly.

They look to me very much like IR illuminators

Part of the system for the "yellow vultures". Can catch you on your phone, you or a passenger not wearing a seatbelt etc.

[Dogwatch]

It’s for a recorded voice to shout “It’s alright - it’s been switched off”.

[chopper602]

They're radar units, as used on smart motorways, rather than loops in the road to tell when traffic is there for the light phasing. Cheaper and easier to maintain.

[DickP]

Thanks so what's going on here then? Outside an average camera stretch?

https://goo.gl/maps/3hmo4vsTLmcHqDQz9

[speedking31]

DickP said:

Hi,

I've seen over the past year square box things being installed near existing speed cameras. I've seen conflicting info online about them, does anyone know what they do and are for?

Has the MEN swallowed the bullst, or is it real?

[Gareth79]

The old cameras had an illuminator alongside the cameras, I imagine having them slightly offset would improve the performance in rain/mist.

[chopper602]

DickP said:

Thanks so what's going on here then? Outside an average camera stretch?

https://goo.gl/maps/3hmo4vsTLmcHqDQz9

Probably radar MIDAS unit, to count traffic and speed flow. Looks like some ANPR cameras after them too

[speedking31]

DickP said:

Thanks so what's going on here then? Outside an average camera stretch?

https://goo.gl/maps/3hmo4vsTLmcHqDQz9

I thought that 'logo' was Jenoptik who only make average speed cameras, can anyone confirm? the fact that they're not painted yellow is a little unusual. Could be some sort of trial.

[J__Wood]

[Looking at the Jenopik website page for SPECS "Each camera unit has an infrared ANPR camera and an infrared illuminator, which enables number plates to be read, regardless of light or weather conditions. A colour day/night overview camera is also included, which enables overview images to be captured in daylight and in most street lit environments. Infrared floodlights can be installed where street lighting is not available and visible lighting is undesirable, making overview image capture possible in complete darkness."

Another page talks about "supported by Jenoptik’s patented VECTOR IR ‘dark light’ illuminators."
With some installations I've often seen a faint white line across lane where the camera is focussed on, ~10 metres to illuminator similar to those in photo and then cameras another 10m (for front of car targeting cameras and reverse order for rear).

Prime example (minus white line) on Jenopik web https://www.jenoptik.co.uk/product/specs/