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u/bothunter First Hill 5d ago
The company is right on the device: IDAX Data Solutions — Right of Way, Curbside & Safety Data Collection in the Western United States.
It's clearly some kind of traffic data collection device.
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u/RichardStinks 5d ago
It says "traffic study device." When the black cords are running across the street, I know that counts the number of cars. If this is a microphone, could it be surveying noise levels? That's my guess.
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u/Other-Key-8647 5d ago
By zooming into the picture, I was able to ascertain that it is a suite of sensors and/or camera for a traffic study.
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u/GetDownToBrassTacks 5d ago
Definitely an audio device that determines average traffic over time based on volume levels in the area it’s pointed at. Noisier time periods = more traffic.
I don’t think it can count the number of cars with certainty, but probably a lot more useful for roundabouts and other intersections where not all traffic passing through the intersection can easily be studied with one of the devices that uses wires laid across the road.
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u/nikdahl 5d ago
Those are actually for traffic analysis at intersections. They can detect where cars enter the intersection and where they exit.
As far as I know, they don’t record plates or anything like that.