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Hikvision is broadening its range of DarkFighter ultra-low-light CCTV cameras. There are six new models, including bullet, box, outdoor dome and PTZ variants. At the same time, ultra-low-light performance is also boosted with the release of the DarkEye super large aperture (SLA) lens, which offers a consistent of 0.95 across the entire focal range. This is said to offer good low-light performance from close-up to maximum zoom.

A sophisticated system to evaluate in-vehicle safety has been developed by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) in the UK. The protocol is based around four key categories of assessment: Relevance, Deployment, Usability and Resilience. A product is scored in each category with an overall score determined to allow a TRL recommendation status to be given to the product. The evaluation protocol can be used to provide independent support for the claimed benefits of the evaluated product and/or to provide exp

A novel system is now available that allows a smartphone to be used to measure road defects. Developed by Grimmer Software, the RoadBump Android application can be used to measure the roughness of a road. This tool can provide estimates of International Roughness Index (IRI) in metric or standard units, without requiring high-cost laser profilers.

A novel system for delineation is available from SignPost Solutions. The SPS 2Twenty unit uses elements from the firm’s successful SPS 3 Sixty product, including the synthetic, low-profile rubber base that is said to be durable and long lasting. The system is said to be ideal for marking out car parks or cycle lanes. The posts can carry a variety of symbols and signs and are made from high-impact materials that allow a long working life. The novel design of the base means that these delineators can be

A new road design can improve local water supplies. A new road design could help mitigate heavy flooding during rainy seasons and alleviate water shortages in dry periods. This innovative concept is a winner in the IRF’s Global Road Achievement Awards, in the Environmental Mitigation category. Road designs often exacerbate issues arising from heavy rainfall. However, a new initiative is making roads instruments for harvesting wate and for improving land productivity along the roads. The Roads for Water and

A fleet of machines from Volvo Construction equipment is helping boost production at a quarry company in Texas. Family firm Conners Crushed Stone is using its Volvo CE fleet to help quarry and crush high-quality limestone at five quarries in Texas, USA. Although best known for its oil fields, the state’s natural resources also include extensive limestone deposits. Veins of limestone run throughout the state, from the heights of the state’s Big Bend Mountains all the way down to the Rio Grande on the bor

Machines from CIFA are playing an important role in providing protection during a port expansion job. There is a considerable need for additional sea protection during a major port expansion project in Italy. The port of Civitavecchia is being expanded as part of a programme to boost its capacity and capabilities and develop the facility both for its commercial and tourist operations. However, the work comes with considerable need to improve the protection from the sea, so as to ensure that its roadways

German manufacturer LINTEC has supplied three of its highly sophisticated, containerised asphalt mixing plants for use on the important BR-163 highway project in Brazil. This is one of several major plant orders for the firm for use in road projects in Latin America. According to LINTEC, its activity in this market is helping contribute to the construction of high quality roads that will last.