JAFA Technologies, Inc. of Mount Laurel, N.J., has announced Austrian company IPTE Schalk and Schalk OG completed development of an intelligent, less expensive, next generation animal-vehicle collision avoidance system that has additional intelligent transportation and roadside communications capabilities.
In addition to significantly reducing animal-vehicle collisions, the DeerDeter system can provide additional feedback by configuring the units to report the system’s health and limited weather conditions or traffic data.
The units are activated by approaching headlights that set off an alarm and strobe light that distract the deer, allowing a vehicle to pass. Animals are able to cross roadways at times when they do not present a danger to traffic. The unit has a durable circuit board and processor and is solar-powered.
The DeerDeter system can be configured to incorporate a MESH communications system that can provide a link to a central location via a gateway through the cell-phone network. The devices can communicate the unit’s health and welfare as well as any malfunctions, resulting in an immediate response and subsequent repair.
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