SpeedCamera allows you measure the (scale) speed of vehicles or radio-controlled cars coming towards or away from you without the need for further calibration.
SpeedCamera uses OpenCV computer vision library to detect vehicles and measure parameters than can be translated into a speed measurement.
Point your phone camera toward the vehicle and it will be surrounded by a box if detected. The box has information regarding the objects speed, the error of the measured speed and/or the measured acceleration of the vehicle. Tapping a detected vehicle shows the data in the app dashboard - including a graphical speedometer, acceleration, current speed of the phone and measurement error.
SpeedCamera works best during the day and in uniform lighting conditions - i.e. without long shadows.
Pressing the SpeedCamera icon in the bottom right-hand side of the screen takes a snapshot of the screen (including the dashboard, if it is displayed). The snapshot can, if desired have a date & time displayed.
If the SpeedCamera is being used from another moving vehicle, it is possible for the app to compensate for your movement using Location Services. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
The measured speed can be expressed in one of 3 units - Miles per hour, Kilometres per hour or metres per second.
Summary of features:
Measure the speed of vehicles and radio-controlled cars coming towards or away from you
Compensation for phone/user speed (requires use of GPS)
Tap detected vehicle to see more detailed information
Press SpeedCamera button to take snapshot of screen
Information displayed on boxes around cars can be customised in Settings
3 choices of speed units - MPH, KPH and m/s
Hide-able dashboard shows graphical speedometer and statistics of selected car
We would love to hear your feedback on SpeedCamera - let us know if you have any features you would like to see in future versions or if you experience any problems with the app. The detection of vehicles and accuracy of the measurements will improve with upcoming updates.
For a brief demo of the app being used - please go to http://youtu.be/ropW93IoyQQ
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NOTE:
SpeedCamera App gives an approximate indication of speed. This app should not be used for the purposes of law enforcement or surveillance.
The Speed Camera road sign & logo is Crown Copyright and is used under the Open Government Licence agreement.