Are They Aiming Night Driver?
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Think twice before throwing high-rise litter or making illegal U-turns
NEA, LTA explore use of advanced cameras to identify offenders
04:46 AM Apr 09, 2011SINGAPORE - As the number of vehicle offences and high-rise littering cases heads north, the National Environment Agency (NEA), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Traffic Police are exploring the use of advanced camera technology to tackle violations.
In two separate tenders issued last month, the LTA aims to develop Licence Plate Recognition technology for bus lane violations and illegal U-turns, while the NEA is seeking high definition surveillance cameras to nab high-rise litter bugs.
The NEA said it is exploring the use of cameras for surveillance as "apprehending high-rise littering offenders is both manpower-intensive and requires long hours of stakeouts". It carried out two preliminary trials with Certis Cisco and ATOS.
The NEA told MediaCorp that limitations encountered in the earlier trials included technical constraints - such as resolution of the CCTV cameras and software analytics - which affected the quality of the video clips and, consequently, their admissibility as evidence for prosecution.
For its latest trial, the NEA has required prospective vendors to develop a system that "should enable the identification of the perpetuator".
"If this cannot be achieved, the system shall at least reveal the act of the high rise littering offence being committed from which particular unit at the HDB block," the NEA stated in the tender documents. Its tender closed last Monday.
The NEA's move comes as high-rise littering complaints rose last year for the third year running.
Between January and March, the NEA received 1,133 complaints about high-rise littering. In response to MediaCorp's queries, an NEA spokesperson said three offenders were caught in the same period. One offender was fined S$500 and ordered to do three hours of corrective work, while the other two cases are pending court prosecution.
Residents such as Mr Peter Toh from Bukit Batok West could benefit from the NEA's move. He has had curry, banana skin, egg shells and cigarette butts landing on his car parked below his block. "We complained to the town council but it was no use - they can't seem to catch the culprit," he said.
According to tender documents issued last month, LTA wants to set up a B-Eyes System, which boasts at least 80 per cent accuracy in capturing vehicle licence plates. As part of the overall system, a roadside detection system will help sift out the types of vehicle licence plates based on their prefixes, such as those belonging to SBS Transit and SMRT Buses. It should also be able to identify off-peak car plates from normal licence plates and map the licence plate numbers with its database to identify off-peak cars on the roads during restriction hours.
Off-peak car offences hit an all-time peak of 12,000 last year - 10 times greater than the year before - while bus lane offenders fell 22.8 per cent from 2009.
The LTA said that the use of technology will heighten compliance and ensure overall safety and optimisation of traffic flow for the greater benefits of all motorists. The LTA's tender is open till April 25. Leong Wee Keat -
Red5xx , the gov when they pay for something , they utilised it to the max , not only night la , if they used it for day and night , they can print more money from the camera .
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Just gotta admit , driving in Singapore bery stressful , very accident prone .
With gadgets getting newer and faster and better , more headaches coming up !
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knn more $$ for the serpents pockets PHUI!!!
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NEA plaining to aim the camera at hdb flat? humm i wonder how people stay in hdb think ? camera should enable the identification of the perpetuator? who know what people do pte thing at their own bed room also can see? NEA carried out two preliminary trials with Certis Cisco and ATOS? WHO KNOW WHAT THOSE "DOGS" ARE AIMING AT?
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COVERED THE LICENCE AND DISABLE THE CASH CARD READER LOR.
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everyone drive very slow along the road during full day bus lane during the peck hour and expressway drive very slow at 50 km/h and 60 km/h at centre lane during pack hour if not happy with the government lor. off peck cars, erp and coe is not working well at all. and our mrt and bus system very not good.
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Originally posted by wsy1234:
NEA carried out two preliminary trials with Certis Cisco and ATOS? WHO KNOW WHAT THOSE "DOGS" ARE AIMING AT?
Maybe next time can find ppl selling:-
Sg-HDB 性爱çŸç‰‡
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Originally posted by Red5xx:
Maybe next time can find ppl selling:-
Sg-HDB 性爱çŸç‰‡
haha tis 1 confirm hot selling stuff~~~