Detection Solution Alerts for Wildlife on Highways
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) put into operation and continues to test the first detection system in the United States that alerts drivers in real time of wildlife on highways that cause risk to motorists. The system should replace the existing, widely used method of static signs that inform drivers of the potential wildlife "statistic" risk, rather than informing them of the real and immediate presence of animals.
The solution is called OmniTrax® from Senstar, a supplier of outdoor perimeter security technology and products for a range of markets, which is based on a volumetric electromagnetic proven sensor, buried underground approximately 9 inches and about 30 feet from either side of the roadway. The sensor detects large animals (deer, elk, etc.) crossing over it, locates the position of the intrusion to within three feet and then activates nearby signs, in order to alert drivers approaching the high risk segment.