The Amsterdam Environmental Zone Project, based on automated enforcement by Gatsometer, is the first such deplayment in the Netherlands, introduced to keep highly polluting lorries out of the city centre.

Using Dacolian's specially develeoped Intrada ALPR software, the schem has achieved a 95% correct read rate with a low margin or error. The camera reading accuracy tolerates a maximumum deviation of no more than 0.02%, or one error per 5000 registrations. Installation at 38 locations has taken maximum advantage of existing street furniture and avoided disruption of the road surface by deploying Gatso loopless trigger radar (LTR).

Queensland Motorways runs since November 2009 a free-flow tolling system, which does away with toll booth operators. IBM's Identification, Rating and Interoperability Services (IRIS) subsystem picks up the information generated at the roadside and uses stored business logic to execute a series of toll-related transactions. Upon receiving the roadside information, IRIS runs it against an SAP CRM database, within which the solution maintains a comprehensive record of vehicle and owner profile information.

Dacolian's Intrada ALPR back office solution is used to implement the automatic number plate recogntion for the video tolls. The Intrada software is used because it is unique in its capabilities of determining the registration number and the state of origin for all passing vehicles.

Dacolian, now being part of the Q-Free group, will be present at the 15th World Congress on ITS in New York.

Q-Free is launching the next generation Road User Charging System on November 18th. The 15th World Congress on ITS and ITS America's 2008 Annual Meeting is the largest event in the world for ITS leaders, policy makers and other industry professionals.

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Q-Free ASA has agreed to purchase 70 % of the shares of Dacolian BV.

“The acquisition strengthens Q-Free's position as a leading company within the road user charging market. Through this acquisition Q-Free can offer a broader range of solutions and competence to its clients”, comments Dr. Øyvind Isaksen, CEO of Q-Free ASA. Isaksen continues, “the acquisition will also represents Q-Free’s first step in addressing a broader market within Intelligent Transport System (ITS) as Dacolian today also utilize their solution for other applications such as travel time estimation, access control, law enforcement and surveillance.”

The present General Manager of Dacolian B.V. Dr. Jos Nijhuis will continue as General Manager after the acquisition. “We are looking forward to be an integrated part of a larger world-wide company facilitating both better market reach and new innovative common solutions,” comments Dr. Jos Nijhuis.

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VDG has been asked to contribute to the security of Abu Dhabi Airport with her intelligent Video solutions by supplying DIVA encoders with Object Video analyse software on board(Object R) powered by her own DIVA Platform Management Software.The first part of the project is now up and running and the first 160 cameras, partly with facional recognition and license plate recognition (Intrada) are on line. The complete system is based on 15 decentralised servers. Storage takes place through a high-end SAN solution. Through the DIVA Patform Management System all images will be shown to the operators in the Video Control Center .

This total project is supported by VDG on site and is executed by ATLAS Telecom, VDG’s distributor in the UAE, with her DIVA certified engineers.

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