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intuVision VA - Speed Detection

 

intuVision VA’s speed detection delivers accurate measurements of individual vehicle speeds or average roadway speeds directly from video—eliminating the need for inconvenient roadside equipment installations.

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Highway Data Collection - Speed, Classification, Lane, and Direction

Speed Detection with intuVision VA

intuVision VA leverages patented video analytics algorithms to detect vehicles and calculate their speed with high accuracy across a variety of environments — from highways and city streets to private neighborhoods and commercial properties. Our solution promotes safe driving by providing detailed speed data, customizable by vehicle type and lane, and supports both aggregate traffic metrics and real-time incident alerts with vehicle snapshots.

Vehicle Classification & Customization

intuVision VA includes intelligent vehicle classification with up to four customizable categories, such as:

  • Motorcycles/Bicycles
  • Passenger Vehicles
  • Mid-sized Vans and Trucks
  • Large Trucks and Buses

These categories can be tailored to meet specific project requirements.

Insightful Traffic & Environmental Studies

For studies focused on traffic behavior or environmental impact, intuVision VA aggregates speed data by vehicle type and lane over time. This enables detailed analysis, such as average speed per hour for semi-trucks in a specific lane, which can inform decisions like speed limit adjustments or targeted enforcement.

Using the intuVision Roadway Lanes feature, users can easily define traffic lanes by selecting the number of lanes and dragging a template on the video view. When combined with vehicle classification, a single speeding event rule can automatically generate alerts segmented by both lane and vehicle type.

Neighborhood & Business Applications

In private neighborhoods or business campuses, intuVision VA enables proactive safety monitoring. Speeding alerts can be:

  • Sent via email in real-time
  • Reviewed later in the intuVision Review platform
  • Accompanied by video clips, speed calculations, and vehicle snapshots

Because vehicles are typically registered in these environments, the system enables quick identification and resolution of recurring violations.

Reporting & Integration

Speed detection results are available in multiple formats, including:

  • Text reports
  • Graphs
  • CSV exports
  • Real-time dashboards via the intuVision Review Application

For seamless integration, the intuVision Web API and HTTP triggers allow for data transfer to third-party systems and dashboards, including event counts in 15-minute intervals.

Why Choose intuVision?

Available in both the Traffic and Security modules, intuVision VA Speed Detection delivers:

  • Accurate vehicle speed detection without the need for intrusive ground sensors
  • Automated vehicle counts
  • Full traffic analysis with secondary events
  • Custom classification models trained for your specific camera views
  • Easy setup with detailed controls for fine-tuning results
  • Powerful web API and output triggers for integration with external platforms
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Night-time example - Speed Detection at Night

Nighttime Speed Detection

intuVision VA maintains accuracy at night using a specialized detection mode that identifies vehicle headlights and taillights. Users can switch between:

  • Daytime processing using standard object detection and tracking
  • Nighttime mode optimized for headlight/taillight visibility

For best nighttime results, cameras should provide a centered view where both headlights or taillights of each vehicle are visible.

Deployment Recommendations

intuVision VA is compatible with all ONVIF-compliant cameras and major VMS platforms. The only requirement is a clear, unobstructed view of the roadway.

Best accuracy is achieved when:

  • Cameras are mounted high with a top-down view
  • Vehicles move perpendicular to the camera
  • Wider roadways use higher camera mounts to prevent vehicle obstruction

Even in views where vehicles move toward or away from the camera, accurate speed calculation is possible with appropriate camera height.

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Achieved over 90% accuracy with an excellent camera view. Performance could be further improved with a slightly higher mounting position or a wider field of view, as vehicles in the far lane may occasionally be obstructed by those in closer lanes.

Achieved over 95% accuracy with a wide side-angle view. A higher camera placement could help reduce occlusions in the far lane, though the wide field of view contributes to increased precision in speed calculation.

Real-time & Recorded Video Analysis

intuVision VA supports:

  • Real-time processing with per-camera licensing
  • Post-recording analysis with hourly pricing

Our faster-than-real-time capability allows recorded video to be processed up to 20x faster, enabling rapid results for short-term studies or periodic traffic assessments.

Whether you're building a smart city or conducting a one-week survey, intuVision VA offers flexible, scalable solutions tailored to your project.

intuVision VA Speed Detection Sample Deployments

intuVision VA speed detection is being used around the world for Smart City deployments, traffic studies, and to secure neighborhoods and parkinglots as highlighted below. Please contact us for more information on these use cases and how our solution might apply to your vehicle counting scenario.

Highway Environmental Study

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Customer is using intuVision VA Speed Detection along with classification to estimate the amount of pollution being generated. As different types of vehicles generate different levels of pollution depending on their speed - calculated speed and classification was ingested into the customer's third-party application as raw data and included in their calculations.

In conjunction with intuVision VA Speed Detection, this customer is also using intuVision congestion detection to track periods of time when vehicles come to a stand-still. As speed calculations rely on moving vehicles, this was used to ensure only accurate speed data of standard traffic motion was used in their calculations. .

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Speed Detection in Gated Community

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Customer had received multiple complaints about specific neighbors dangerously breaking the speed limit in their gated community, but without proof to back up the claims, nothing was able to be done. Using a short-term installation of intuVision VA and a camera mounted on the front building, needed proof was collected to ensure that the person speeding was confronted. Recording the video at a high resolution and sub-sampling the intuVision VA processing, was enough to give a clear view of vehicle's license plates.

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Speed Detection in Parking Garage

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A parking garage wanted to ensure that customers do not speed dangerously in the garage, causing potential accidents and property damage. Despite low camera angles and variable light from headlights, intuVision VA speed detection was successfully implemented. Camera views to allow not only speed detection, but also a view of the vehicle's license plate allowed intuVision email notifications with snapshots to show the estimated speed of the vehicle and their license plate. As vehicles paid to exit the parking lot, those who were detected as speeding could be approached or black-listed from future usage.

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