It's the service that counts – literally. Count On Us - leaders in traffic data capture

Because your data rarely stays in one place – cars flowing through junctions, people hurrying around venues, cyclists zipping between work and home, you need a traffic planning and traffic management company that can keep up. You need Count On Us.

Not just your typical traffic engineering, market research and traffic data capture outfit, Count On Us pride themselves on going the extra mile. Conducting countless traffic surveys at thousands of locations across the country, year in, year out, their experience and knowledge is constantly evolving.

Although traffic data capture isn't always a straightforward process, Count On Us traffic planning and traffic management aim to make the operation seamless – from the moment you specify your project to the moment they begin executing it.

So what do Count On Us actually offer? What is their area of expertise? Count On Us take a diligent approach to traffic planning and traffic management – they know there's no ‘one size fits all' survey and so reflect this is in their services. You can depend on Count On Us to conduct a vehicle count survey, roadside interview survey, parking survey or journey time survey.

Automatic traffic counters are key to their business and provide a precise, trustworthy source of data. Inductive loops and cabinets can also be used in conjunction with counters or individually. It's all about what you want from Count On Us and what's going to be most appropriate for your project and your pocket.

Traffic monitoring and traffic management is another string to Count On Us' bow with various junctions and stretches of road being monitored for road safety and traffic planning projects. Count On Us use state-of-the-art camera technology to get accurate readings fast.

That's just where the technological advances begin though. Where ‘floating vehicle' journey time recordings are needed, Count On Us traffic planning and traffic management use highly sensitive GPS devices to capture traffic data on speeds and locations down to one second increments or ‘bins'. Results can be presented visually with traffic management mapping software or in a tabular format for instant access.

Need to recognise number plates? Not a problem. Count On Us even have Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera systems providing a unique technique to derive vehicle times and speeds, adding an extra dimension to your traffic management project.

Count On Us also have substantial experience working with various types of public transport operators (rail, bus, ferry, underground, tram, air). Having completed both count surveys and interview surveys at every main rail station in the UK, they're confident of satisfying every traffic management need.

For all their advanced technologies and pieces of kit though, Count On Us aren't a faceless operation – they've a pool of in-house staff networked through regional offices up and down the country. The advantage of this is that they can mobilise large teams to collect extensive quantitative data and qualitative data on passengers and/or levels of service delivery.

Sometimes facilities need the aid of Count On Us too to monitor the amount of pedestrians, cyclists and horses passing through an area. Non-motorised traffic management and traffic planning requires special co-ordination since if executed poorly, the situation could potentially become hazardous. Count On Us realise this and take into consideration the safety factors before actioning any project. Only then, can efficient traffic management and traffic planning begin to take shape.

On top of all that, Count On Us traffic management and traffic planning has a specific Market Research division specialising in conducting leading edge transport research and traffic planning projects. This division extends the reach of the services using experienced industry professionals to provide valuable insight into large consumer and public audiences. Count On Us' Market Research division has an in house CATI unit which provides large volume, remote based direct interview offering full UK coverage.

Count On Us is a part of the ClearView Traffic Group, incorporating Golden River and Astucia. If you're planning on setting up your own traffic planning or traffic management projects, why not check out Golden River and its range of innovative traffic data capturing devices? Or if you've been kept in the dark about Astucia – check out their intelligent SolarLite road studs – proven to be 10 x more visible than conventional cats eyes.