Road-traffic monitoring by knowledge-driven static and dynamic image analysis

This article presents a visual application which allows a study and analysis of traffic behavior on major roads (more specifically free-ways and highways), using as the main Surveillance artefact a video camera mounted oil a relatively high place (such as a bridge) with a significant image analysis field. The system described presents something new which is the combination of both traditional traffic monitoring systems, that is, monitoring to get information on different traffic parameters and monitoring to detect accidents automatically. Therefore, we present a system in charge of compiling information oil different traffic parameters. It also has a surveillance module for that traffic, which can detect a wide range of the most significant incidents oil a freeway or highway. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.