Econolite and its Autoscope partner, Image Sensing Systems, have announced that the Colorado city of Pueblo has chosen Autoscope RackVision Pro 2 to boost video detection performance at its intersections.

Autoscope RVP2 with software version 10.5.0 will enable the city to achieve the upgrade cost effectively as it does not have to replace the presently installed cameras. In addition, it can use one RVP2 to operate two cameras.

The city has ordered 39 RVP2 systems, which will have to be installed this year.

Earlier in March, the city installed Autoscope RVP2 and found improvement in detection performance and accuracy.

"Autoscope RVP2 with software version 10.5.0 will enable the city to achieve the upgrade cost effectively as it does not have to replace the presently installed cameras."

City of Pueblo traffic engineer Pepper Whittlef said: "Intersections that saw improved detection performance are Northern and Berkley, and Pueblo and Hollywood Drive.

"Both of these locations were frequently in a side street recall, or we received complaints about the signal not servicing the side street. Since the installation of the RVPs at these locations, we have not had any issues."

The Autoscope RVP2 is a machine vision processor (MVP) that can help in vehicle detection and signal actuation in a traffic cabinet.

The RVP2 detector card can be easily installed and works with other manufacturers’ cameras.

Its mouse and monitor functionality quickly sets up intersection detection without the need of a laptop.

Autoscope Software Release Version 10.5.0 with Cyclescope has offers better detection and bicycle differentiation accuracy, including enhanced performance even under complex lighting conditions.

This version is also compatible with all existing autoscope solo terra, rackvision terra, encore, and duo detection systems.

In addition to supporting Windows 8, Autoscope 10.5.0 brings remote communications capabilities to RVP1 and RVP2.