DAVAO CITY—Motorists along Davao City’s C.P Garcia Highway (Diversion Road) are seeing the setting up of three checkpoint cameras being put up by private I.T. firm WHP Prime Master Holdings.
The putting up of these experimental traffic checkpoint cameras is to test this traffic technology for a proposed PPP (Public-Private Partnership) with the City Government of Davao.
Dionesio Abude, chief of the City Transport and Traffic Management Office said the three checkpoint cameras are part of the Smart Traffic Enforcement System (STES) which the city is testing out for viability.
The three checkpoint cameras are located along Diversion Road; one in front of Gap Farm, one in corner Jade Valley and one in front of Crocodile Park (Riverfront City).
“This is a camera na maka-detect siya, makacapture siya ug speed limit violation, makacapture siya ug plate recognition, non-wearing of seatbelt violation, ug tong ADDA tung Anti Distractive Driving Act tung mag drive gamit cellphone,” Abude said.
(This is a camera that can detect or capture speed limit violation, capture plate recognition, non wearing of seatbelt violation, and ADDA or anti distractive driving act those driving using cellphones.)
Abude said the city could enter into a PPP with the company if the STES is doable during the testing phase.
Aside from the STES checkpoint cameras they are also looking at Smart Parking System which will be tested at Ilustre Street.
These are among the efforts of the local government of Davao City in improving traffic in urban areas using smart technology and artificial intelligence.(RGA/PIA11)
