Base licence on the camera
Every camera runs the Vicodis Visitor Counter base licence.
Vicodis Traffic: counting traffic volume on the camera
Vicodis Traffic turns an Axis camera into a traffic counting camera. A counting line across the road counts every vehicle per direction and per class and stores the traffic volume in 5-minute intervals — on the camera, without a server and without images leaving the device.
- Traffic volume counting per direction
- Cars, trucks, buses and two-wheelers kept apart
- No licence plates, no images, no cloud
Vehicles today
8,412
both directions, since midnight
Towards the centre4,390
Out of town4,022
Cars7,655Trucks389Buses142
Counting
One line, two directions
How it counts
One counting line, both directions
You draw one counting line across the road in AXIS Object Analytics and set up two counting scenarios on it, one for each direction. Every vehicle that crosses is booked to its direction, so you get vehicle counts per direction rather than one mixed total.
One camera covers the lanes it sees clearly, typically a two-lane street. Wider roads or the arms of a junction get a camera each. Vicodis Traffic is the street application of Vicodis Vehicle.
direction Adirection Bcounting line
Vehicle classes
Traffic counts by vehicle class
A delivery zone, a bus lane or a through-traffic ban each ask a different question. Because AXIS Object Analytics tells the classes apart, Vicodis can keep the trucks and buses out of the car figure.
CarsPassenger cars
TrucksLorries and goods vehicles
BusesCoaches and city buses
Two-wheelersMotorbikes and bicycles
Other vehiclesVehicles without a clear class
The day view lists every class per direction. Reports and the CSV export add one column per class, for any day, week or month.
Main street · example week
Busiest dayFriday
Peak hour16:00–17:00
Vehicles per week54,870
ExportCSV and REST
Figures
Traffic volume over the day, the week and the year
Every 5-minute interval is stored on the camera. The calendar shows each day with its peak time, the reports sum up by hour, day or month, and the CSV export opens directly in a spreadsheet. City centre traffic counting becomes a time series you can put next to a decision, not a one-off count on a single morning.
Reports can go out by email through your own mail server, and other systems fetch the figures over the REST interface and exports.
Scope
What the system does not do
Vicodis Traffic counts vehicles. It is a planning and monitoring tool, not a measuring station for official purposes. We would rather say so before you plan with it.
- No speed measurement. Vehicles are counted when they cross the line, not timed.
- No licence plate capture. Vehicles are counted, never identified.
- No calibrated count to an official standard. The figures suit planning and trends, not certified traffic statistics.
- Not for enforcement. No fines, tolls or access control can be based on it.
- No images leave the camera. Only counts are stored and exported.
On site
Mounting on a pole or a façade
Streets are outdoors and dark at night. The Outdoor PRO camera kit with the AXIS P3275-LVE has infrared and a weather-protected housing. It needs power over Ethernet and a view of the road from above at an angle, so that vehicles in the near lane do not hide those behind them.
Counting needs no network: the camera counts and stores everything locally. To read the figures from the office, an LTE router in the cabinet connects the camera to your network, typically through a VPN. How municipalities use the data is described under traffic counting for cities.
- Outdoor camera with infrared
- View from above, at an angle
- Power over Ethernet
- LTE router where there is no network
Licensing
Part of the Vicodis Vehicle licence
Traffic runs on the Vicodis Vehicle add-on licence, paid once and bound to the camera. The same licence also covers car park counting. All figures are on prices for Vicodis.
Vehicle on top
The Vehicle add-on unlocks vehicle classes and the vehicle view for the street.
No running fees
No subscription, no cloud charges and no fee per counting site.
FAQ
Questions about Vicodis Traffic
01
Does Vicodis Traffic measure speed?
No. Vicodis Traffic counts each vehicle when it crosses the counting line and books it to its direction and class. It does not time vehicles between two points and therefore cannot report speeds. Sites that need speed data need a radar or a measuring system built for that purpose.
02
Is the count suitable for official traffic statistics?
It is a good basis for planning, trends and before-and-after comparisons, but it is not a calibrated count to an official standard. Where figures have to meet a formal standard or support legal decisions, a certified counting station is required. Vicodis Traffic complements such stations at places where none exists.
03
Are licence plates or images stored?
No. The camera classifies each vehicle as a car, truck, bus, two-wheeler or other vehicle and counts it at the line, but it never reads a licence plate and stores no images. What remains are counts per direction, class and time interval, which identify neither the vehicle nor its driver.
04
Does the camera need an internet connection?
No. Counting, storage and the dashboard all run on the camera and in the local network. An internet or LTE connection is only needed if you want to read the figures from elsewhere, and even then only counts are transferred, never images. A camera on a pole can count for months without any connection.
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