"The Highest Quality Products and Services for ITS and Homeland Security for the past 15 years."
Corporate Overview
Transport Data Systems designs and produces automatic vehicle classification (AVC), automated license plate recognition (ALPR) and speed enforcement systems. These systems provide the ability to audit both manual and automatic fare collection processes and to generate detailed vehicle statistics. The AVC systems combine Doppler radar and vehicle profilers to automatically classify vehicles into user defined categories (autos, trucks, buses, motorcycles, etc.). The license plate recognition systems provide high resolution digital images for violation enforcement. TDS also supplies the optical character recognition (OCR) application which includes third-generation algorithms to provide highly accurate recognition of the license plate number from the captured images. The speed enforcement systems detect and display vehicle speed for traffic calming and capture and process vehicle images for law enforcement.
Transport Data Systems also provides a variety of consulting services, particularly in the areas of real time hardware design and real time software applications. TDS can also supply project/contract management and installation management services.
Transport Data Systems was incorporated in the State of California in January of 1995. The business model that Transport Data Systems has embraced since its inception is the combination of product development for and consulting to the transportation industry. TDS is capable of supplying consulting services in a variety of disciplines including design engineering, software development and installation management.
In 1995 TDS began the development of its unique automatic vehicle classification systems. The design of the Doppler based profiling system was patented in 1998. Since that time TDS has delivered over 500 automatic vehicle classification systems.
In 1999 TDS began the development of a license plate reader system. Initially the camera control algorithm was installed on all of the lanes on the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike. Recently TDS updated their LPR product line to incorporate new color and near IR cameras, a FireWire camera interface and strobed LED illumination for both the color and near IR systems. The new technology has been installed and is operational in Iceland and on the Golden Gate Bridge. Today TDS has a total of over 600 image capture systems in operation in the USA and around the world.
In 2003 TDS began the development of its fiber treadle frames and carriers. The carriers were designed to hold the Sensorline fiber treadles and allow for quick removal and replacement of the fiber treadles in the field. Today the product line includes frames and carriers for 1.7 meter and 2.69 meter treadles. A dual treadle version of the 2.69 meter frame is also available. To date TDS has delivered approximately 150 fiber treadle frames to various customers, both in the USA and overseas.
In 2008 TDS decided to apply its radar and ALPR expertise to the traffic calming and speed enforcement markets. Development of these systems and associated products continues today.
Key projects and developments are highlighted in the various press releases that have been generated over the years.
Thomas J. Hasselbring, President
Anthony W. Hasselbring, Vice President, Operations
David Vineyard, Director, Engineering
Port of Jacksonville - 3D Profiler
Iceland Hvalfjörður Tunnel - AVC & LPR
