SPECS Speed Camera System
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The specs speed camera system is manufactured by Speed Check Services Limited, a UK company. This is where the name originates SPEed Check Services. They are fast growing in popularity because like many of the newer state of the art systems, it is able to create a speed-controlled zone rather than a spot camera like gatso.
The SPECS speed camera system is an average speed system, that requires a pair or more of cameras. The cameras are located along a route which can be from just 200M to 10KM. Tracking speeding violations is based on using number plate recognition technology to work out the vehicles average speed, given the time it takes to drive between two known camera positions.
The premise of this is as vehicles pass between the entry and exit camera points their number plates are digitally recorded, regardless whether the vehicle is speeding or not. Then, using automatic number plate recognition, the images captured on the video of matching number plates are paired up. Because each image carries a time and date stamp, and the distance between the cameras is known, the computer can then calculate the average speed between the cameras. If the average speed exceeds the threshold set by the local law enforcement a violation will be recorded by recording the offending images and data.
It has been often speculated that SPECS is lane specific and if you enter and exit the speed-controlled zone in a different lane you will not get ticketed. This is not true, the SPECS speed camera system is not lane specific and able to monitor vehicles entering and exiting the speed-controlled zone in any lane.
SPECS Speed Camera System painted yellow for high visibility
Development is ongoing, SPECS3 is a network of cameras that will allow large areas to be controlled, using remote cameras. SPECS3 has been designed for an urban network and multi-lane carriageways, bringing the benefits of SPECS to an even greater range of applications.
