nope, ANPR camera’s. (the blue ones) They register license plates.
They are used for zone speed checks ( they can see when you enter a zone and when/where you exit it, so calculating your average speed in that zone is trivial. If it’s too high, you’re fined. ).
Given the amount of them on our roads I’m sure they’re used for a variety of purposes, but I don’t really know which ones.
Speed camera’s are always kinda bulky, built VERY strong to prevent vandalism
There is a legal obligation to signal fixed speed camera with a specific panel before the device location so you should look for it, if there is none they are not speed camera
The ones below worry me more. I know they are probably there to protect the ANPR from vandalism but in the meanwhile they have 360 view from a convenient hight. I’ve seen these right in front of peoples yards. That’s not cool 😀
Seems like trajectcontrole, measures average speed on a certain distance. They are being installed everywhere now
Those are currently only used for trajectcontrole. But are capable of so much more, for many of those things there is no regulation. So it is not yet allowed.
They are number plate recognition camera’s. (ANPR)
They have several uses.
Best known use is Trajectcontrole. (Speed measurement over a certain distance)
They are also used to find stolen vehicles, track vehicles that were involved in crimes, track vehicles that didn’t pay road taxes, …
The camera’s below are overview camera’s to protect the ones above.
Theres only 1 way to find out
Beginning of 15 mins smart cities
In antwerp they’re coke camera’s
Top ones ANPR to register number plates and calculate speed over trajectory, bottom ones are just normal dome cameras.
The blue ones are ANPR (license plate) cams. They are used to check if cars are stolen, have expired insurance, etc. The other ones are normal cameras. The normal cams create an overview image of the whole scene, while the ANPR cams only focus on the license plate.
Not all homologated cams are always used as average speed cams. Most of them are in fact used as normal ANPR cams. Normally there is always a road sign to indicate whether there is a speed zone, however not always the case
Both of these types are also not used for kilometerheffing for trucks, but might be used as LEZ cameras (for example in BXL and Antwerp)
I got a 75 euro ticket recently, said i was caught one video by one of those cameras, making an illegal turn somewhere. They said the location but no idea what i did wrong, i just paid because no use try going against it
These are Tatille Anpr camera’s and usually just for license plate recognitioning. They have a type aproval for section control (speed control) too, but very recently, so not many are being used for speed control yet.
According to GPT-4 (independent fact-checking is encouraged):
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras are widely used by Belgian authorities for various purposes. While this list is not exhaustive, it provides an overview of some of the main applications of ANPR cameras in Belgium:
1) Traffic management: ANPR cameras help monitor and manage traffic flow by detecting vehicles that are involved in road congestion, illegal parking, or other traffic violations.
2) Toll collection: ANPR cameras are used to identify vehicles for electronic toll collection, enabling a seamless and efficient payment process without requiring drivers to stop at toll booths.
3) Speed enforcement: ANPR cameras can detect speeding vehicles and automatically issue fines to those that exceed the speed limit.
4) Environmental enforcement: In certain cities, ANPR cameras are used to enforce low-emission zones (LEZ), where high-emission vehicles are either banned or charged a fee to enter.
5) Stolen vehicle detection: ANPR cameras can help locate stolen vehicles by checking their license plates against a database of stolen vehicles.
6) Criminal investigations: ANPR cameras can support law enforcement agencies in tracking and identifying vehicles involved in criminal activities or that are associated with known criminals.
7) Border control: ANPR cameras can be used at border crossings to monitor and record vehicle movements, aiding in the prevention of smuggling, human trafficking, and other illegal activities.
8) Parking enforcement: ANPR cameras can be used to enforce parking restrictions and issue fines for parking violations.
9) Insurance enforcement: ANPR cameras can be used to detect uninsured vehicles on the road, allowing authorities to take appropriate action against those driving without insurance.
10) Counter-terrorism efforts: ANPR cameras can be used to monitor vehicles and their movements to help prevent and investigate potential terrorist activities.
It is important to note that the use of ANPR cameras raises privacy concerns, and authorities must balance the need for security and public safety with the protection of individual privacy rights.
Don’t you all feel like big brother is watching a bit too much?
No, just another way to invade your privacy.
aka moneymakers
What they are? An implementation of 1984…
Are there cameras that can see if youre on your phone? Maybe a stupid question but i need to know… for a friend
They’re there but most of then remain unactivated yet
ANPR’s are crucial for enforcing the LEZs ( low emissions zones) and for that you have to put them at least on all entrances/exits of such zones. As others replied, it just generates a database of what number plates were detected where and at what time. Access to that database is protected by the privacy law, but once obtained, it’s very trivial to use it for automated average speed checks, restricted zones (plaatselijk verkeer), tracking stolen vehicles or vehicles involved in crime, expired periodical technical vehicle check (MOT, ministry of transportation test), vehicles without insurance or unpaid taxes, etc… Because of their polyvalence, they got popular and pay themselves back in no-time.
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nope, ANPR camera’s. (the blue ones) They register license plates.
They are used for zone speed checks ( they can see when you enter a zone and when/where you exit it, so calculating your average speed in that zone is trivial. If it’s too high, you’re fined. ).
Given the amount of them on our roads I’m sure they’re used for a variety of purposes, but I don’t really know which ones.
Speed camera’s are always kinda bulky, built VERY strong to prevent vandalism
There is a legal obligation to signal fixed speed camera with a specific panel before the device location so you should look for it, if there is none they are not speed camera
The ones below worry me more. I know they are probably there to protect the ANPR from vandalism but in the meanwhile they have 360 view from a convenient hight. I’ve seen these right in front of peoples yards. That’s not cool 😀
Seems like trajectcontrole, measures average speed on a certain distance. They are being installed everywhere now
Those are currently only used for trajectcontrole. But are capable of so much more, for many of those things there is no regulation. So it is not yet allowed.
They are number plate recognition camera’s. (ANPR)
They have several uses.
Best known use is Trajectcontrole. (Speed measurement over a certain distance)
They are also used to find stolen vehicles, track vehicles that were involved in crimes, track vehicles that didn’t pay road taxes, …
The camera’s below are overview camera’s to protect the ones above.
Theres only 1 way to find out
Beginning of 15 mins smart cities
In antwerp they’re coke camera’s
Top ones ANPR to register number plates and calculate speed over trajectory, bottom ones are just normal dome cameras.
The blue ones are ANPR (license plate) cams. They are used to check if cars are stolen, have expired insurance, etc. The other ones are normal cameras. The normal cams create an overview image of the whole scene, while the ANPR cams only focus on the license plate.
This specific model (made by Tattile) is NOT homologated for use in average speed check zones (“trajectcontrole”). The ones which are homologated (made by Macq) look like the ones in this article: https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/camera-s-die-nummerplaten-herkennen-kunnen-ook-gebruikt-worden-voor-vlotter-verkeer~b5e9a5f1/
Not all homologated cams are always used as average speed cams. Most of them are in fact used as normal ANPR cams. Normally there is always a road sign to indicate whether there is a speed zone, however not always the case
Both of these types are also not used for kilometerheffing for trucks, but might be used as LEZ cameras (for example in BXL and Antwerp)
I got a 75 euro ticket recently, said i was caught one video by one of those cameras, making an illegal turn somewhere. They said the location but no idea what i did wrong, i just paid because no use try going against it
These are Tatille Anpr camera’s and usually just for license plate recognitioning. They have a type aproval for section control (speed control) too, but very recently, so not many are being used for speed control yet.
According to GPT-4 (independent fact-checking is encouraged):
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras are widely used by Belgian authorities for various purposes. While this list is not exhaustive, it provides an overview of some of the main applications of ANPR cameras in Belgium:
1) Traffic management: ANPR cameras help monitor and manage traffic flow by detecting vehicles that are involved in road congestion, illegal parking, or other traffic violations.
2) Toll collection: ANPR cameras are used to identify vehicles for electronic toll collection, enabling a seamless and efficient payment process without requiring drivers to stop at toll booths.
3) Speed enforcement: ANPR cameras can detect speeding vehicles and automatically issue fines to those that exceed the speed limit.
4) Environmental enforcement: In certain cities, ANPR cameras are used to enforce low-emission zones (LEZ), where high-emission vehicles are either banned or charged a fee to enter.
5) Stolen vehicle detection: ANPR cameras can help locate stolen vehicles by checking their license plates against a database of stolen vehicles.
6) Criminal investigations: ANPR cameras can support law enforcement agencies in tracking and identifying vehicles involved in criminal activities or that are associated with known criminals.
7) Border control: ANPR cameras can be used at border crossings to monitor and record vehicle movements, aiding in the prevention of smuggling, human trafficking, and other illegal activities.
8) Parking enforcement: ANPR cameras can be used to enforce parking restrictions and issue fines for parking violations.
9) Insurance enforcement: ANPR cameras can be used to detect uninsured vehicles on the road, allowing authorities to take appropriate action against those driving without insurance.
10) Counter-terrorism efforts: ANPR cameras can be used to monitor vehicles and their movements to help prevent and investigate potential terrorist activities.
It is important to note that the use of ANPR cameras raises privacy concerns, and authorities must balance the need for security and public safety with the protection of individual privacy rights.
Don’t you all feel like big brother is watching a bit too much?
No, just another way to invade your privacy.
aka moneymakers
What they are? An implementation of 1984…
Are there cameras that can see if youre on your phone? Maybe a stupid question but i need to know… for a friend
They’re there but most of then remain unactivated yet
ANPR’s are crucial for enforcing the LEZs ( low emissions zones) and for that you have to put them at least on all entrances/exits of such zones. As others replied, it just generates a database of what number plates were detected where and at what time. Access to that database is protected by the privacy law, but once obtained, it’s very trivial to use it for automated average speed checks, restricted zones (plaatselijk verkeer), tracking stolen vehicles or vehicles involved in crime, expired periodical technical vehicle check (MOT, ministry of transportation test), vehicles without insurance or unpaid taxes, etc… Because of their polyvalence, they got popular and pay themselves back in no-time.
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