Image Recognition
The data is used to support infrastructure planning and the detection of and emergency response to incidents on national roads. “Road traffic crashes have a significant socioeconomic impact. In 2015, it was estimated that road traffic crashes cost the country R143-billion, or about 3.4% of gross domestic product. These FMS systems make use of an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) that allows for real-time incident management and data capture. The first is the use of image recognition on camera systems for real-time incident detection.