Dacolian News

Dacolian at the 15th World Congress on ITS

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:30:10 +0000

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. Visit us at Booth # 361 "ITS in Scandinavia/Stockholm 2009/Q-Free ASA"

Dacolian joins Q-Free group

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:44:40 +0000

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. �yvind 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. Visit Q-Free

Intrada ALPR on Abu Dhabi Airport

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:39:10 +0000

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. Visit VDG Security BV

Supplying nation-wide travel times in Finland

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:06:26 +0000

DIS Nordic AB together with ARS Traffic &Transport Technology has been contracted to supply Tiehallinto (Finnish Road Administration) with systems to gather information about travel times and traffic flows nation-wide across Finland. Tiehallinto (Finnish Road Administration) is the first organisation in Europe to take concrete steps to gather information travel times and traffic flow on a national infrastructure level. ARS T&TT together with DIS Nordic will be responsible for supplying the technical solutions as well as system integration. The whole nation-wide system, with Intrada ALPR installed, shall be implemented before summer 2008. Visit ARS Traffic & Transport

REG-SENTRY� Derwent�s Intelligent ANPR Access Control

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:54:10 +0000

Licence plate capture specialists, Derwent have developed a fully automated vehicle access control system which incorporates Intrada software developed by Dacolian. A complete solution REG-SENTRY� allows users to up or download number-plate data from any PC using the Sentry-Viewer software to create their own custom White/Black list of permitted/barred vehicles, this data can then be used to trigger a control barrier or gate. A three part system Derwent�s field proven REG� cameras capture the licence plate of any approaching vehicle and sends that data to the REG-SENTRY� control box which processes the information, compares it to the list and sends a signal to the access barrier to open or remain closed. The Sentry Viewer C source code will be released to users for ease of integration into back office applications. For more information please email Derwent or contact +44(0) 1670 730187

Milestone XProtect Analytics � LPR

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:27:37 +0000

Milestone, the leading supplier of open platform video management systems, has integrated Intrada ALPR into their XProtect Analytics. XProtect Analytics - LPR is a system that can read, detect, alert and store license plate information from a video stream. XProtect Analytics - LPR is ideally used for Vehicle Access Control such as traffic surveillance and enforcement, toll and parking management, gas stations, transportation or any other applications and situations where there is a need for registration, recognition and detection of vehicle license plates. For more information contact Milestone

Audax A-CAP� Mobile (ANPR / ALPR)

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:29:36 +0000

Plymouth based UK Company, Audax, have developed an Automatic Number Plate Recognition system utilising the Dacolian Intrada engine. Their system has been designed and developed in conjunction with serving ANPR/ALPR police officers and, most recently, has been exhibited and demonstrated at both IFSEC 2007 and ACPO-APA 2007 in the UK. Adam Liardet, the Director for Audax said �Unlike competitor products, this technology allows us to recognise the various international licence plates and their varying fonts. This is a major advance on previous technology and coupled with the tried and tested Dacolian engine we look forward to a very successful partnership� The system, which also uses progressive scan technology, has exceeded all expectations and is adaptable to continuously evolving technology as well as customer preferences For more information, or to arrange a demonstration, please contact Adam Liardet from Audax (+44 (0)1752 334400).