What sort of Camera is this?

[Getragdogleg]

These have recently cropped up on the main road locally, they are accompanied by a new grid of black lines similar to the inductive loops you get at traffic light approaches in the carriageway on the same side of the road the camera array sits but not extending to the opposite side of the road.

Any idea what this lot is looking for ?

[Square Leg]

Courtesy of ChatGPT

• Multiple CCTV/security cameras
• ANPR-style cameras (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)
• Wireless communication antennas/radios
• Possibly environmental or traffic sensors

The larger square-front camera at the top left is typical of traffic enforcement or ANPR systems used for:

• vehicle counting
• congestion monitoring
• speed or lane enforcement
• low-emission/clean-air zone monitoring

The smaller dome and bullet cameras provide wider-area visual coverage.

This kind of setup is commonly installed by:

• local councils
• highways agencies
• smart city systems
• private traffic management contractors

I just can t unsee the monkeys face though..

[Super Sonic]

Square Leg said:

Courtesy of ChatGPT

• Multiple CCTV/security cameras
• ANPR-style cameras (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)
• Wireless communication antennas/radios
• Possibly environmental or traffic sensors

The larger square-front camera at the top left is typical of traffic enforcement or ANPR systems used for:

• vehicle counting
• congestion monitoring
• speed or lane enforcement
• low-emission/clean-air zone monitoring

The smaller dome and bullet cameras provide wider-area visual coverage.

This kind of setup is commonly installed by:

• local councils
• highways agencies
• smart city systems
• private traffic management contractors

I just can t unsee the monkeys face though..

So, basically, "It's a camera for looking at stuff"!

[Lester H]

…..and here was I looking forward to a Hasselblad.

[Sebring440]

Howe many threads have we had:

"What sort of Camera is this?"

[Geertsen]

This one?

A MOBOTIX M16 thermal camera, designed for perimeter protection and can operate in total darkness.

[Geertsen]

…although Google says councils use them for intelligent traffic monitoring, vehicle tracking, and automated license plate recognition (ALPR). But not for issuing fines apparently.

[Riley Blue]

Geertsen said:

This one?

A MOBOTIX M16 thermal camera, designed for perimeter protection and can operate in total darkness.

Looks like a startled ET to me.

[Getragdogleg]

Sebring440 said:

Howe many threads have we had:

"What sort of Camera is this?"

I dont know, maybe start a thread asking. It helped me. I now know what the camera is.

[andy43]

Getragdogleg said:

Any idea what this lot is looking for ?

An angle grinder?