Capturing Traffic Data Whilst Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Traffic management can often be costly – not just for your budget, but also to the environment. Traffic engineers travelling to install and configure traffic planning devices increases carbon emissions whilst installing a wide network of loop based traffic counters could disrupt traffic and lead to congestion.
So what do you do?
Simple. You invest in the M210 Solar Powered Logging Stud from Astucia. A significant brand within the ClearView Traffic Group, Astucia develop and create innovative new products to enhance road safety and collect traffic data.
By utilising their knowledge and expertise of the traffic management industry, Astucia melded a range of technologies including solar power, radio communications and magnetometer based vehicle detection to develop the M210 Solar Powered Logging Stud.
So how does it work?
The M210 Solar Powered Vehicle Counter is a self-contained traffic counter, which is installed into a 13cm diameter hole in the centre of the lane. Once installed, it can collect traffic data in one minute intervals and store that traffic data within the unit.
And how is it energy efficient?
An integrated solar panel within the traffic counter provides power to a high efficiency rechargeable battery to ensure continuous operation for many years without the need for any form of routine maintenance. So that's less traffic engineers travelling up and down the country to install and configure traffic monitoring devices, hence, reducing carbon emissions.
How do you collect traffic data with the M210?
Traffic data capture is precise, reliable and simple with the M210. Using a specifically designed radio dongle which is plugged into a USB port, it wirelessly communicates to the M210. Traffic data can then be collected using a simple download application. As the range of wireless communications will work up to approximately 10 metres away, this can be achieved both simply and safely from the roadside.
So what are the key benefits of the M210 Solar Powered Logging Stud?
The vehicle counter offers a number of key benefits to the user, both for installation and usage:
- The simple construction allows fast and installation as there is no requirement to install loops, cabinet or other disruptive roadside furniture, with significant savings in both costs and traffic disruption
- Since the traffic counter uses a magnetometer to detect vehicles, it is immune from problems associated with damage to loops from road degradation, utility works or road repairs. This again, reduces the need for road maintenance, with its associated cost and congestion.
- The vehicle counter is unobtrusive and less likely to sustain damage from road users as is common with other types of beside-the-road vehicle counters
And the key features?
- Binned vehicle count in one minute intervals
- 1 year data storage capacity
- 13cm diameter
- Self contained with no roadside cabinet or loops required
- Simple installation
- Almost ‘invisible' once installed
And how does it help to reduce our carbon footprint?
Due to the large integrated memory capacity, users can experience increased efficiencies with minimal maintenance and less data collection trips required. Combined with the use of renewable energy sources, this helps to provide a green solution which is a positive step for many authorities who may be looking to reduce their carbon footprint.
What type of applications could benefit from the M210 Solar Powered Logging Stud?
- Local authorities – for providing additional granularity to the comprehensive traffic data generated by the specialised loop based counter classifiers
- Retail environments – to provide a clear historic record of vehicle movements in and out of car parks and surrounding road traffic flows
- Country parks – to give an indication of visitor numbers
- Car park entrance and exits – to give clarity on the number of vehicles entering and leaving the car park, and in the surrounding roads
- Monitoring seasonal traffic patterns – especially in the roads surrounding event locations such as show grounds, sporting events, air shows and exhibition centres
For more information on the M210 Solar Powered Logging Stud, click onto www.cleaviewtraffic.co.uk or www.astucia.co.uk
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