Security Cameras in Taxicabs with Three Rows of Seating

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• Personal Author:
  Zeng S
• Description:
  Taxicab security cameras are widely used to deter crimes against taxicab-drivers in two-row-seating taxicabs. Some of these cameras have difficulty for use in three-row-seating taxicabs due to increased distance between the camera and the third-row seats. This project tested five sample taxicab security cameras with different image-sensor pixel counts to determine their utility for three-row-seating taxicabs. The cameras videotaped a normalized camera resolution test chart mounted in the third-row seat of a simulated three-row-seating taxicab in both daylight and dark (with infrared radiation) conditions. The camera resolution of each camera was measured and compared with the resolution threshold for customer facial identification. A dome-mounted camera with a standard-definition image-sensor is suggested as an effective camera in sustaining high camera resolution with small data file size for facial identification in the third-row seats. The image-sensors with at least 1280×720 pixels are suggested for windshield-mounted cameras in three-row-seating taxicabs for facial identification. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Occupational Health Safety Transportation Violence
• Keywords:
  Assaults Author Keywords: Taxicab-driver Homicide Camera Resolution Computer Facial Recognition Drivers Facial Identification Homicides Photographic Equipment Recording Systems Taxicab Security Cameras Three-row-seating Taxicabs Transportation Workers Violence Prevention

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• ISSN:
  1080-3548
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060926
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2022 Mar; 28(1):562-571
• Contact Point Address:
  Shengke Zeng Ph.D., 1095 Willowdale Road, G800, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
• Email:
  szeng@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:650a4646d6aaff92ec6787206e01e02ca2d15fa17b716793cf3ec6be8fccf74b582f366b670b980b591ad987444e7286f6eceff1f6d9068c7f650e0dd6d7f1c1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224682/cdc_224682_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.31 MB ]