Welcome to our Newsletter!

 
As our valued customer, we would like to keep you informed of the latest imaging solutions and services we provide.  In addition, we would like to share industry and corporate news that affects your operations as well as share success stories from other professionals in your field.  We hope you'll think of this as a great way to keep in touch.  We'll work to make the information provided as valuable as possible because we know your time is important. 

To begin, we'd like to take this opportunity to reintroduce ourselves. Intelligent Imaging Systems(IIS), formerly Thermal Eye Technologies, has grown from our original scope as a manufacturer of integrated thermal imaging inspection systems to a developer and integrator of leading imaging-based solutions for Transportation Safety and Security.  From technologies such as Thermal Imagers, Roadside Cameras, License Plate and USDOT Readers, to integrated solutions including Thermal Imaging Inspection, Smart Roadside Electronic Screening, Travel-Time Measurement and Integrated Safety and Security Enforcement, IIS provides unparalleled performance with tools to help you meet your organization's mandates.

 

Transportation safety and security professionals face a daunting challenge - the increasing demands of ever-expanding commercial traffic volumes against constrained transportation resources.  The only cost effective solution to this challenge is the implementation of time and effort-saving technologies.  IIS is committed to helping you meet these needs with solutions that work.  We hope you'll take a moment to read our newsletter and share it with anyone in your organization who may also benefit from it.  You can also visit us online at www.intelligentimagingsystems.com to learn more about our suite of applications and services.

 

Send us your stories!!  We'd love to print and share your stories and photos from the front lines of safety and security. Send us an email link at the bottom of this newsletter or at info@intelligentimagingsystems.com. If we print your submission, we'll also send you some IIS 'wares'  in appreciation of your help. We continue to appreciate your business and look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

 

Brian Heath

President 

Success Stories & Testimonials

 

"Thermal cameras find bad brakes"

The Leader

December 13, 2007

Delta, BC Canada

 

Trucker Bob Vilar left Portland, Oregon Tuesday hauling two trailers loaded with asphalt bound for a plant on Delta's Annacis Island.  Nothing appeared out of the ordinary on the 315 mile journey - the truck's brakes seemed to be fine, as did the tires.  He delivered the asphalt late Tuesday, and the next morning was set to head home when he drove into the Nordel Way weigh station by Highway 91.  He was pulling out of the scale when a Delta Police officer flagged him down and said the Oregon-registered truck needed to be inspected.  Vilar was shocked by what inspectors found - 9 of 12 brakes were not working and one wheel was so under-inflated, it was coming off the rim.  He had no idea.  Nothing seemed wrong when he visually inspected the trailer before leaving Portland.   It wasn't fate that Vilar's rig was targeted for inspection.  For the past six weeks, Delta Police have been using thermal imaging technology by IIS to pre-screen commercial trucks for faulty or unsafe equipment, including non-working brakes and unsafe tires.   More than 20,000 vehicles were screened by IIS Mobile System during the pilot project, and about one per cent of those were pulled over for inspection. Of that, about 90 per cent were confirmed to have unsafe equipment. The success rate impressed Sgt. Rhen Hallet of Delta Police Traffic Services.  "The accuracy of it is what's so impressive," Hallet said. 

License Plate Reader Successfully Tested for Credentials Screening

 

An addendum to the Delta Thermal Pilot Project reported on the potential gains to commercial vehicle enforcement efforts using Automated License Plate Recognition Systems (ALPR) and Smart Roadside Software for electronic screening at the roadside.  IIS deployed a license plate reader at the Nordel weigh station for four hours in order to collect data on passing CMVs.  The license plates collected were then compared against Provincial databases for commercial vehicle safety records and insurance verification.  The statistics say it all. 

• 42% of the sampling (or 169 CMVs) identified as being high risk CMVs based on their safety ratings and insurance coverage
• 9 CMVs operating without a National Safety Code (NSC) number
• 4 CMVs with outstanding Notice & Orders
• 8 CMVs associated to an old (expired or non-existent) insurance policy
  
• 148 CMVs red-flagged based on their inspection records
• $9,500 in associated violation fines
  

"The ability to target high risk vehicles by electronically pre-screening them with license plate readers and networked enforcement software dramatically improves the effectiveness and efficiency of roadside safety and security efforts,"  says Enrique Cramer, IIS project manager for the pilot project.