Traffic Tech Group (Middle East/Gulf) received the Innovation in Transport - Traffic Management Award for its City Wide CCTV Surveillance & Central Traffic Management System Project in the recently concluded Gulf Traffic 2009 Conference in Dubai.
In a press release issued by the organizers of the Gulf Traffic Awards, it was reported that the project's excellent demonstration of innovation along with benefits it has delivered in keeping traffic moving, saving lives and cutting emissions, were the judges' consideration in giving the award.
Traffic Tech Group's President and CEO, Husam Musharbash, proudly received the award from Anthony Pearce, Honorary Director General of the International Road Federation and also a member of the panel of judges. "After learning that innovation, functionality and environmental impact were the criteria for this award category, we did not hesitate to nominate our City Wide CCTV Surveillance & Central Traffic Management System Project in Amman-Jordan", said Mr. Musharbash. "We dedicate this award to our hard working employees in Jordan, as well as to the Honorable Mayor of Amman, Mr. Omar Maani, and other Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) Officials, who have trusted the services and expertise of Traffic Tech Group and made us a part of Amman's transport infrastructure development."
The project included the integration of a City Wide IP-Based CCTV Surveillance System and Central Traffic Management System. The CCTV part of the project consists of 40 PTZ dome cameras installed at critical intersections for real time traffic surveillance and monitoring. A control room has been equipped to manage both traffic and surveillance operations centrally, with plans to turn the building to a full fledged Transportation Control Center in the future. In the absence of a fiber optic network, an innovative approach was devised to operate both the real time traffic signal control and the CCTV cameras on a single 512Kb digital VPN line per intersection leased from a local telephone company.
The project made traffic managers more capable in monitoring traffic and incidents in real time from a well-equipped control room, thus making their job far easier and shorten their response time to incidents on the road.
It is noteworthy to mention that the Greater Amman Municipality had earlier recognized Traffic Tech's achievement in successfully implementing this project by awarding it the Best Project Award 2008. With this new award, Traffic Tech can now be recognized as a globally renowned solutions provider in the traffic industry.
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