Speed camera???

Robin2 · Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 5:26 pm Post subject: Speed camera???

In my home town (Swansea) we have an abundance of Gatsos, but a week or so ago a new type of camera appeared. It appears to be a stainless steel cylinder, about 18 inches long and 6 inches diameter, standing on a square section grey plinth. There are no lines on the road. When driving towards the lens end of the device it appears to be emitting a light. I haven't seen anything like it before - is it a new type of speed camera?
Robin

Darren · Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 6:20 pm Post subject:

Any chance of a photo next time you pass it? Your description doesn't sound like anything I know about.
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Robin2 · Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 7:50 pm Post subject:

I'll see what I can do. It's not easy to stop anywhere on that road, but I'll take a side turning and walk back
Robin

Darren · Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 8:01 pm Post subject:

Cheers Robin, I though I knew all the speed enforcement cameras but that's either a new one or possibly not a speed camera at all.

Is it high enough possibly to be sensor used to monitor bus movements?
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Privateer · Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject:

Hi Robin,

Have you checked out Steven Warren’s excellent website, UK SpeedTrap Guide? If you click on "General" and then "ID that roadside device", you’ll see a few different cameras.

Is it like this one?

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icsys · Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 9:53 pm Post subject:

The M&SWSCP website lists all known locations of safety cameras. See if they list the location where you spotted the device.
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Robin2 · Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 11:21 pm Post subject:

Privateer said

Is it like this one?

No - the cylinder is horizontal and much narrower than the picture in your link

Robin

hmalan · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 9:26 am Post subject:

Is this device within the vicinity of a railway bridge ?

Network Rail have fitted a number of bridges were they have problems with high vehicles striking them with warning signs which are activated if a high sided vehicle, above the preset height, passes through the beam.

The monitors are set some distance away from the bridge and in some cases are of a cylindrical tube type.

Alan

Robin2 · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 12:26 pm Post subject:

Alan asked

Is this device within the vicinity of a railway bridge ?

No!

Also, icsys gave a web site which listed many of the cameras in Swansea, but it was only correct up to February. This device has only been there for a couple of weeks.

I'm away in London for the next couple of days. I'll try to get a photo over the weekend

Robin

Lobo · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 8:08 pm Post subject:

In Sweden we have devices like that which measures pollution. They are generally aimed towards a reflex about 100 meters away. Sounds like it can be one of those. They are emitting a bright light too.

Robin2 · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 1:42 pm Post subject:

I now have a photo of the "camera". If Darren (or anyone else) would PM me their email address, I'll send it as a jpg email attachment (compressed to about 100kb)
Robin

Darren · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 4:56 pm Post subject:

Robin, email it to darren AT pocketgpsworld.com Smile

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Darren · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 9:14 pm Post subject:

Here is the photo Robin sent:

As Lobo suggested, it is indeed an air quality monitor, see the manufacturer Opsis's website here
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