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According to foreign media reports, tattle, an Italian developer of traffic cameras and machine vision, has expanded its product line of vehicle identification system and launched a new Vega 1 smart camera designed for single lane vehicle tracking applications. The camera provides a cost-effective solution for restricted traffic areas such as congested or low emission areas, public transport and priority lanes, and vehicle access or parking management applications. At the heart of the new Vega 1 is an on-board ALPR (automatic license plate recognition) engine in a dual channel camera built into a compact enclosure. Because all the algorithms are embedded in the system, the shape of the system is small and the intelligent technology is embedded, which can achieve the maximum output at a very low system cost, and provide an output that can be interpreted by the end user at any time. The camera is easy to set up and minimizes installation and maintenance time. Because of the local storage device, the camera can work as a separate device to prevent network connection interruption. In the application of single lane traffic monitoring, the system provides color video data stream through the standard RTSP (real-time streaming protocol, which is a network application protocol, specially for the use of entertainment and communication systems to control the streaming media server) network control protocol. Despite working distances of up to 82 feet (25 meters), Vega 1 does not require external infrared (IR) illumination. Due to the high sensitivity of image sensor, it can realize the function of ANPR reading and video data stream even in low light condition. In addition to the standard features, Vega 1 has optional features that provide further information about the brand, category and color identification of the tracked vehicle. In addition, Vega 1 has a wide range of network connection options to connect to WiFi, LTE and GPS. These features, along with standard features, make Vega 1 a compact but powerful data collector for vehicle identification, road control, law enforcement, and other its applications. Since becoming a subsidiary of the Dutch tkh group in 2018, tattle has designed Vega 1 to meet the requirements of the parking management system. The vehicle identification software can define vehicles according to their size (small, medium and large), set different parking fees or guide large vehicles to designated areas. Vega 1 is also equipped with a waterproof IP67 enclosure, which uses a 24V DC or POE (Ethernet powered) power supply and can work in the range of - 40C to - 60C. 3 megapixel gray ALPR and 3 megapixel color background camera enable H.264 video data stream to play at 60 FPS. In addition, Vega 1 also uses standard XML, SNMP, NTCIP, datex2, UTMC, onvif and MODBUS protocols, with two input ports, two output ports and one strobe output port. The camera also incorporates 10 high-power infrared LED lights for illumination.