Summary
- TrafficMonitor.ai is an open-source system for monitoring road traffic.
- It uses a combination of machine learning object detection and Doppler radar to identify vehicles and pedestrians.
- The system stores and processes data locally, and presents it via a web-based user interface.
- It is recommended to use a Raspberry Pi 5 as the brains of the system, backed up by a Coral AI Tensor Processing Unit to help process the images.
- The Doppler radar sensor is optional, but without it the system will not be able to detect speed or direction.
- There is also the option to add an air quality sensor to monitor pollution levels.
- The system could be used to gather data to support requests for speed bumps or traffic lights in neighbourhoods.
- However, it could also be used to monitor licence plates and faces - raising privacy concerns.
By Tom Nardi
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