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From July 20th the SPECs Average Speed Cameras will be extended from the M11 junction all the way to the A12 intersection. At PocketGPSWorld we capture and verify the locations of these cameras for inclusion in the Speed Camera Database.
This is a short video of us surveying the new locations. They will all be in the database next week so that you will be protected when they are activated on the 20th July. Visit www.pocketgpsworld.com/ for more details and compatibility with your SatNav.
Our most popular database is the TomTom Safety Camera Database but we support Garmin, Navman, CoPilot, Mio, and 40 other SatNav systems.
Comments
Posted by DennisN on Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:55 am
Now that's what I call a decent video Mike, both slick and interesting. Such a shame it's only on the forum, would be very good as a promo.
Maybe you could start a section to teach us all how to get that sort of result? In the meantime, I'll go hide my beach video where nobody can see how amateur it is.
Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
Two of them are obesiting!!
Posted by MikeB on Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:09 pm
It is not just on the forum, but also on YouToob...
Actually if you all watched it on YouTube it may become popular...
Hi, Ive just seen your video it looks great, the 1st (specs:30730@70) and 4th (specs:30731@70) camera are the new cams that dont use fiber optical cable to communicate with each other but, use radio waves. you can spot them as the pole is not yellow
Posted by DennisN on Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:07 pm
Might I make a teensy weensy suggestion? If you do another similar video, would it be possible to flash up an arrow pointing at the camera at some point as you pass? Some watchers may not have seen a specs camera before, so may not notice them and it just becomes a nice video of a motorway trip.
Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
Two of them are obesiting!!
Posted by Darren on Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:47 pm
gazphone Wrote:
Hi, Ive just seen your video it looks great, the 1st (specs:30730@70) and 4th (specs:30731@70) camera are the new cams that dont use fiber optical cable to communicate with each other but, use radio waves. you can spot them as the pole is not yellow
No, they're all standard SPECS in that video. SPECS3 are the ones you are thinking of and they camera heads are quite different. They wouldn't me mixed.
Original SPECS has a camera with an illuminator either side, SPECS3 is a two unit system:
SPECS:
SPECS3:
Darren Griffin
Posted by gazphone on Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:32 pm
Darren Wrote:
gazphone Wrote:
Hi, Ive just seen your video it looks great, the 1st (specs:30730@70) and 4th (specs:30731@70) camera are the new cams that dont use fiber optical cable to communicate with each other but, use radio waves. you can spot them as the pole is not yellow
No, they're all standard SPECS in that video. SPECS3 are the ones you are thinking of and they camera heads are quite different. They wouldn't me mixed.
Original SPECS has a camera with an illuminator either side, SPECS3 is a two unit system:
SPECS:
SPECS3:
Sorry. I Thought as you can see an aerial it was a specs3 and the post was not yellow
Posted by MikeB on Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:05 pm
gazphone Wrote:
Sorry. I Thought as you can see an aerial it was a specs3 and the post was not yellow
Unless I am mistaken the ones with the Blue poles are the original 3 70MPH cams running up from the A12 to the M25. I think all the new ones have yellow poles which is the (unwritten) policy for SPECs cameras now.
Mike Barrett
Posted by elevonic on Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:00 pm
I looked at these camera's on my way home tonight. From the M11 clockwise they definately look more like the specs 3 type, ie, they only have a 'pod', whatever, on one side in addition to the lens housing. Anyone else noticed this?
Posted by Darren on Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:09 pm
You're quite right which means I owe gazphone an apology.
There appears to be a mix of SPECS and SPECS3 cameras. Presumably the SPECS are the original install and SPECS3 are the new cameras.
In which case you need to be very careful, these are all connected, all live and lane switching won't help (if it ever did).
Darren Griffin
Posted by gazphone on Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:34 pm
Thanks Darren, no need for an apology at all.
I was going over the QE2 bridge today and all the Specs are the new Specs3 cameras.
should there be a new camera poi file for specs3?
Posted by Darren on Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:41 pm
No need for a new category, they're still SPECS, just much more likely to catch you.
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Posted by DennisN on Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:55 am
