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From: gpsman on 22 Apr 2010 02:05
On Apr 22, 1:51 am, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> This story is all over the news today, and yet NOT ONE of the reports
> has asked the obvious question: WHY does a FIXED camera, mounted on a
> FIXED pole, the exact location of which was obviously known at
> installation time and never changes, need a GPS receiver?

Perhaps it's considered obvious?

> And it's not
> just the American media that is brain-dead; this story was originally
> reported by a newspaper (The Telegraph) in the UK!

Brain-deadedness and victim mentality are your areas of expertise.

> Just about every report includes a big photograph of a satellite at
> the top. Especially laughable is the photo caption from the Telegraph
> article:
>
> >Satellites could track motorists from space if trials prove successful
>
> I mean seriously, who are the IDIOTS who are writing these
> articles?!?!!?!?

I have better questions.

> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7608153/New-s...
>
> The cameras, which combine number plate reading technology with a
> global positioning satellite receiver, are similar to those used in
> roadworks.  [...]
>
> The `SpeedSpike’ system, which calculates average speed between any
> two points in the network, has been developed by PIPS Technology Ltd,
> an American-owned company with a base in Hampshire.

Do you think you have answered your question for your audience:
WHY does a FIXED camera, mounted on a FIXED pole, the exact location
of which was obviously known at installation time and never changes,
need a GPS receiver?

No, you're a victim of your willful ignorance, broken Google finger
and killfile. ;)
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/msg/de07d6f2a7030efb?hl=en&dmode=source

> The MFFY Litmus Test:
> If your maneuver forces another driver who has the right-of-way
> to alter course or speed, what you did was probably MFFY.

A litmus test for MFFY suggests the obvious.
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- gpsman
From: "Nightjar "cpb" on 22 Apr 2010 02:19
Scott in SoCal wrote:
> This story is all over the news today, and yet NOT ONE of the reports
> has asked the obvious question: WHY does a FIXED camera, mounted on a
> FIXED pole, the exact location of which was obviously known at
> installation time and never changes, need a GPS receiver? ....

Perhaps you should try reading the story properly. The cameras are
'similar to those used at roadworks'. If you have never seen one, those
are only semi-permanent and can be relocated quite easily.

Colin Bignell
From: Brent on 22 Apr 2010 02:44
On 2010-04-22, Scott in SoCal <scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> This story is all over the news today, and yet NOT ONE of the reports
> has asked the obvious question: WHY does a FIXED camera, mounted on a
> FIXED pole, the exact location of which was obviously known at
> installation time and never changes, need a GPS receiver? And it's not
> just the American media that is brain-dead; this story was originally
> reported by a newspaper (The Telegraph) in the UK!
>
> Just about every report includes a big photograph of a satellite at
> the top. Especially laughable is the photo caption from the Telegraph
> article:
>
>>Satellites could track motorists from space if trials prove successful
>
> I mean seriously, who are the IDIOTS who are writing these
> articles?!?!!?!?
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7608153/New-speed-cameras-trap-motorists-from-space.html
>
> The cameras, which combine number plate reading technology with a
> global positioning satellite receiver, are similar to those used in
> roadworks. [...]
>
> The `SpeedSpike� system, which calculates average speed between any
> two points in the network, has been developed by PIPS Technology Ltd,
> an American-owned company with a base in Hampshire.


It wasn't that long ago I was being called a paranoid kook for saying
things like toll transponders and number plate reading systems would be
used for point to point speeding tickets.

It seems the only GPS part of it is determining the exact location of
the number plate cameras. Probably to short circuit the defense of
someone who is ticketed using GPS to measure the distance or as a
defense.

http://pipstechnology.com/news/library/datasheets/PSS5060%20SpeedSpike-1108.pdf

"All cameras in the network are independently time-locked using GPS."

So what they are doing is using the GPS system's clock. This avoids the
claim that the clock on the first camera was 'fast' and the second one
'slow'.



From: rshersh on 22 Apr 2010 19:59
On Apr 22, 2:44 am, Brent <tetraethylleadREMOVET...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 2010-04-22, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > This story is all over the news today, and yet NOT ONE of the reports
> > has asked the obvious question: WHY does a FIXED camera, mounted on a
> > FIXED pole, the exact location of which was obviously known at
> > installation time and never changes, need a GPS receiver? And it's not
> > just the American media that is brain-dead; this story was originally
> > reported by a newspaper (The Telegraph) in the UK!
>
> > Just about every report includes a big photograph of a satellite at
> > the top. Especially laughable is the photo caption from the Telegraph
> > article:
>
> >>Satellites could track motorists from space if trials prove successful
>
> > I mean seriously, who are the IDIOTS who are writing these
> > articles?!?!!?!?
>
> >http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7608153/New-s...
>
> > The cameras, which combine number plate reading technology with a
> > global positioning satellite receiver, are similar to those used in
> > roadworks.  [...]
>
> > The `SpeedSpike’ system, which calculates average speed between any
> > two points in the network, has been developed by PIPS Technology Ltd,
> > an American-owned company with a base in Hampshire.
>
> It wasn't that long ago I was being called a paranoid kook for saying
> things like toll transponders and number plate reading systems would be
> used for point to point speeding tickets.
>
> It seems the only GPS part of it is determining the exact location of
> the number plate cameras. Probably to short circuit the defense of
> someone who is ticketed using GPS to measure the distance or as a
> defense.
>
> http://pipstechnology.com/news/library/datasheets/PSS5060%20SpeedSpik...
>
> "All cameras in the network are independently time-locked using GPS."
>
> So what they are doing is using the GPS system's clock. This avoids the
> claim that the clock on the first camera was 'fast' and the second one
> 'slow'.

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