Set-up Traffic Counting with speed estimates
How to succeed in traffic counting including speed estimates of vehicles according to our Classes/Subclasses on dedicated urban & highway streets
Do you want to know the average speed of your traffic in given areas? SWARM software is providing the solution to get the number of vehicles passing at the street split in different speed segments (10km/h) or even see the average speed of the given count over an aggregated time period.
For this use case, SWARM software is providing you with any data needed for traffic counting as explained in the Traffic counting use case.
Camera Set-up
How to configure?
How to get the data?
Find detailed information about camera requirements/settings as well as camera positioning in the table below.
| Recommended |
Pixels Per Meter is a measurement used to define the amount of potential image detail that a camera offers at a given distance. | > 30 PPM (vehicle) > 60 PPM (rider, person) Using the camera parameters defined below ensures to achieve the minimum required PPM value) |
Camera video resolution | 1280×720 pixel |
Camera video protocol/codec | RTSP/H264 |
Camera Focal Length | 2.8mm |
Camera mounting - distance to object center  | 5-30 meters (vehicle) 5-15 meters (rider, person) |
Camera mounting height  | 3-6 meters |
Camera mounting - vertical angle to the object  | <50° Note: setting the correct distance to vehicle and camera mounting height should result in the correct vertical angle to the vehicle |
Camera mounting - horizontal angle to the object
 | 0° - 90° |
Wide Dynamic Range | Can be enabled |
| |
Camera | | Link | Comment |
HikVision | DS-2CD2046G2-IU | 2,8 mm Focal Length |
The configuration of the solution can be managed centrally in SWARM Control Center. Below, you can see how a standard traffic counting needs to be configured for optimal results.
In order to start your configuration, take care that you have configured your camera and data configuration.
Configuration | Settings |
|---|---|
Model | Traffic & Parking |
Configuration option | Counting Line (optional speed) |
ANPR | Disabled |
Raw Tracks | Disabled |
Speed Estimation | Enabled |
When you have enabled the speed estimation, the Counting Line will transform into two lines with a distance calibration measurement. In order to get a good result on speed estimates it is crucial that the calibration distance between the two speed lines is accurate. The distance can be changed in the trigger settings on the left sidebar.
You can choose the direction IN/OUT as you want in order to retrieve the data as needed.
On top, you have the option to give a custom direction name for the IN and OUT directions.
In our Traffic Scenario section, you can find more details about the possible Widgets to be created in the Traffic Scenario Dashboards.
Here is an example for a Traffic counting widget split by 10km/h groups of speed estimates. You have different options to choose the data you want for a certain time period.
If you need your data for further local analysis, you have the option to export the data of any created widget as csv. file for further processing in Excel.
csv. export
If you would like to integrate the data in your IT environment, you can use the API. In Data Analytics, you will find a description of the Request to use for retrieving the data of each widget.
REST API
Object velocity | < 130 km/h |
Day/Night/Lighting | Daytime/Well illuminated/Night vision |
Indoor/Outdoor | Outdoor |
Supported Products | VPX, P101/OP101, P100/OP100 |
Frames Per Second | 25 |
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