ENGINEERINGNET.EU -- Visualization technology pioneer Barco and CompView have developed a 100% digital traffic management visualization platform for the City of Garden Grove in California.
The video wall serves as the cornerstone of the City’s new $3.5 million Traffic Management Center, which is completely built on a fiber optic backbone, connecting real-time traffic, utilities and public safety information into a centralized data management center.
With the solution, the City becomes the first to own and operate a system which enables operators to view and control an interconnected array of municipal – and ultimately freeway – traffic cams which capture and feed data into a single visualization system.
“Garden Grove is the first city in Southern California to create a full fiber backbone, which allows us to maximize the outstanding image quality and resolution of the video walls,” commented Jeff Kaylor, Senior Design Engineer for CompView, an AV solutions provider for mission-critical environments.
The screen's native HD resolution (1920x1080) is a critical factor in ensuring the precise display of traffic and roadway data in native resolution, with little or no compression, as traffic cameras move into the realm of higher native resolutions.
Also, the compact, low-profile design makes it ideal for small spaces, a critical necessity for the City whose control room space offered only 18 inches of clearance behind the display.
BACKGROUND
Barco manufactures visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. The company is active in more than 90 countries with more than 3,500 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.041 billion euro in 2011.
