Who designed the first speed camera and how do speed camera actually work?
2007-10-17 08:17:50 · 4 answers · asked by Echoed Eternity 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Dutch company Gatsometer BV, founded by the 1950s rally driver Maurice Gatsonides, invented the first road-rule enforcement cameras. Gatsonides wished to better monitor his speed around the corners of a race track and came up with the device in order to improve his time around the circuit [2]. The company developed the first radar for use with road traffic, and is the world's largest supplier of speed camera systems. Because of this, in some countries all makes of speed cameras are sometimes generically referred to as "Gatsos". They are also sometimes referred to as "photo radar", even though many of them do not use radar.
The first systems introduced in the late 1960s used film cameras to take their pictures. From the late 1990s, digital cameras began to be introduced. Digital cameras can be fitted with a modem or other electronic interface to transfer images to a central processing location automatically, so they have advantages over film cameras in speed of issuing fines, and operational monitoring. However, film-based systems still provide superior image quality in the variety of lighting conditions encountered on roads, the lack of pixilation and in some jurisdictions are required by the courts (due to the ease with which digital images may be modified. New film-based systems are still being sold but digital pictures are providing the greater versatility (*not quality) due to ease of data transmision.
2007-10-17 08:26:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nederlander employer Gatsometer BV, ordinary by technique of the 1950s pass automobile proprietor Maurice Gatsonides, advanced the first highway-rule administration cameras. Gatsonides wanted to bigger ideal be conscious his cost around the perimeters of a music and got here up with the gadget with the intention to toughen his time around the recurring [2]. The employer advanced the first mouth for use with site visitors, and is the biggest provider of cost digicam platforms. because of this, in some international locations all makes of cost cameras are frequently generically oftentimes everyday as "Gatsos".
2016-10-21 07:52:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-10-19 19:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by victor98_2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please explain what you mean by "speed camera". I just did a search for high speed camera and found an excellent explanation on wikipedia.
Somehow it seems odd that a 60 yr. old is doing web searches for these young supposedly "computer savvy" people.
2007-10-17 08:27:33 · answer #4 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋