Florida DOT - District 6: digital vision for maximum flexibility provided by Barco
Atlanta, GA - The Florida Department of Transportation, District 6, has a clear vision for expansion of its operations. Soon, its new Traffic Management Center in Miami will be operational. It will feature a 10ft. high and 31 ft. wide monitoring Barco display wall, allowing flexible and interactive view of more than 40 video sources inserted off the network simultaneously, amongst other networked information.
The Florida DOT District 6 is planning to deploy over a 3-year timeframe up to 120-130 field camera’s and up to 43 Dynamic Messaging Systems. Its operations encompass the I-75 highway, as well as the I-195 connector and the notorious US-1. Currently a Gigabit network is already employed with three network nodes, to expand to seven network nodes over the next three years.
Prior to the implementation of the new operations center, Florida DOT-District 6 had a rack cabinet full of decoders for only 13 video channels. The new operations center only needs one rack cabinet including the Barco Argus display wall controller to visualize up to 64 video channels, with simplified cabling.
"Barco is proud to successfully simplify and expand the monitoring operations for Florida DOT, District 6", says Hans Dekeyser, Market Sales Manager Traffic & Surveillance for Barco Control Rooms, continuing "as well as providing the flexibility to decode standard digital video streams in large quantities to a centralized display wall, thus creating substantial savings on digital to analog conversion and switching equipment."
Sean LaNeve, Director Command & Control Group for Audio Visual Innovations, certified Barco partner, says "Installation of the Barco digital streaming video cards was simple and straightforward, especially when compared to the racking and cabling requirements of traditional stand alone decoders."
"Miller Electric Company and TransCore are currently completing the integration of one of the first large-scale, end-to-end digital traffic monitoring systems", says Patrick Shortal, P.E., associate vice president for TransCore, "With FDOT's leadership and visionary design parameters, this will set the example for many traffic control centers nationally."
About Miller Electric Company
Founded in 1928, Miller Electric has been serving the Florida transportation industries for over 12 years. With over 850 employees, current revenue averaging $90 million dollars yearly for the past three years, Miller Electric ranks in the top 35 electrical contractors in the nation. They have offices throughout the state of Florida and the southeast United States.
About TranCore
TransCore has worked with the state of Florida deploying intelligent transportation systems for almost two decades and designed the state’s wireless RFID communications SunPass tag to meet innovative and stringent design specifications that at the time were not offered any where in the country. With installations in 39 countries, 80-plus patents and a world-class manufacturing facility, TransCore's expertise is unparalleled. For more information, visit www.transcore.com.
About AVI
Founded in 1979, Audio Visual Innovations, Inc. is the leading provider of state-of-the-art presentation technology in the U.S. AVI offers sophisticated presentation equipment, audiovisual equipment, LCD projection technology, and audiovisual accessories/supplies as well as systems design and installation, rental, repair, training, presentation design and production services. AVI’s headquarters are located in Tampa, with 15 regional offices nationwide
About Barco
Barco, an international company headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium, provides visualization and display solutions for professional markets. Barco designs and develops solutions for large screen visualization, display solutions for life-critical applications, and systems for visual inspection. Barco has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in almost 100 countries. Barco is quoted on Euronext Brussels and is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company.
www.barco.com
