CAM-66
Lane closed for roadworks
One lane is closed off with cones and an arrow board. A worker in a high-visibility vest is working next to the works lorry while traffic keeps going past in the lane alongside.
Turn on IRIS Vision
AI-generated image
What IRIS understands
What it recognises in this scene
- cones
- arrow board
- worker
- works lorry
- closed lane
The rule
You decide once. IRIS applies it always.
If
a vehicle enters the lane closed for works
And alsoa worker steps outside the area protected by the cones
Then
- alert the control room and the works supervisor
- light up the sign on the stretch before
- keep the video of the moment
The instruction that set it up«Tell me if a vehicle enters the closed lane or if a worker steps out of the protected area.»
What changes
What changes for whoever runs the road
The most exposed person in this picture is the worker in the vest, separated from the traffic by a row of cones. The signing is set out properly in the morning and then drifts on its own: a lorry knocks a cone over, the arrow board ends up pointing the wrong way, and nobody notices until the patrol comes round again. With IRIS the works supervisor gets an alert if someone drives into the closed lane or if a worker steps out of the protected area. And when the signing has to be accounted for later, there are the time-stamped images, which are worth more than a report written from memory.
What people usually ask
Is it any use for proving the signing was in place?
Yes. The camera keeps a record of how the stretch looked at each hour: the cones, the arrow board, the closed lane and the works vehicle. If there is a claim or an inspection later, those time-stamped images are the evidence of how the diversion was set up. They do not replace the signed traffic-management plan; they back it up with what was actually on the road.
Can IRIS see whether the worker is wearing the vest?
Yes, high-visibility clothing is among the easiest things to pick out, because that is what it is made for. But it depends on distance and light: at night and far away, the difference between a vest and a light-coloured shirt disappears. That is why the alert comes with the image and a person confirms it, and why, when checking protective equipment is the point, we first verify whether that particular camera is up to it.
Does IRIS have to be set up again every time the works move?
The written sentence does not change; what changes is the area painted on the image, and that takes a couple of minutes in the browser. The works move a hundred metres on, you drag the area across and the alert keeps working. Nobody has to call a programmer to move a cone.
The real interface, step by step
A camera looks. IRIS understands what it sees.
An extract of the real screen, no voice-over and hands-free. Each round poses another situation. What sits behind it is a good deal bigger than what you see.
- The alert fires
- It lands in the tray
- You open it
- You confirm or dismiss
Next step
What can a camera see without pointing at anyone?
13 cases: 9 raise an alert when something happens and 4 only measure. You see each image as it is, and then with what IRIS understands on top.
What if the outage does not start with an attack?
13 cases, and in every one of them IRIS raises an alert when something happens. You see each image as it is, and then with what it understands on top.
And the best part
The disk fills up on its own.The questions stay unanswered.
Storing images is easy, and it is not cheap. What was missing was someone to look at them. IRIS looks at everything you record and shows you only what is worth a glance.
Tell us your problem and we will say whether IRIS understands it, or not yet.
We reply the same working day.