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Camera surveillance traffic measures
- Publication category
- Impactful algorithms
- Impact assessment
- DPIA
- Status
- In use
General information
Theme
Begin date
Contact information
Responsible use
Goal and impact
The city centre and surrounding streets will become more car-free in the future. There is also a zero-emission zone for city distribution in the city centre. We therefore need to think carefully about how to regulate access to these areas smartly and efficiently. This applies to enforcement as well as exemptions.
We think automatic license plate recognition (ANPR) works best. These cameras can monitor a complicated system of rules well and clearly. This way, we also comply with the law.
The aim is to digitally enforce traffic rules in these areas. The software recognises and photographs license plates of vehicles ignoring an entry ban. The photo, with date, time, location and vehicle details, is then automatically transmitted to our enforcement system.
Impact:
A license plate is recognised and stored. An algorithm or control selects license plates that are (perhaps) at fault. This selection reaches a boa (special investigating officer). This officer checks whether there is an offence. Sometimes nothing happens, sometimes a fine follows.
Considerations
The choice of a "soft cut" (closure by camera) will be laid down in the traffic decision. This will weigh up the impact on stakeholders against the public interest.
Human intervention
An enforcer (always a boa) sees licence plates selected by the software on his screen and at that point can manually assess whether there is an offence. The enforcer can then draw up an official report and send it to the CJIB.
Risk management
As personal data is processed, extra attention is paid to security. All data is processed in a secure environment.Security measures are contractually defined in Service Level Agreement with supplier Brickyard.Only boas of the municipality and employees with a designation to view police data are granted access to the data of observed offences. Data from other vehicles is also shielded from them. Anomalies are reported directly to the supplier.
Legal basis
Section 18(1) WvW 1994 Regulation on domain lists of special investigating officers, Domain 1. Item 10: Article 62 RVV 1990 in conjunction with Appendix 1 Chapter C
Links to legal bases
- Artikel 18 lid 1 WvW 1994: https://wetten.overheid.nl/jci1.3:c:BWBR0006622&hoofdstuk=II¶graaf=2&artikel=18&z=2024-06-19&g=2024-06-19
- Regeling domeinlijsten buitengewoon opsporingsambtenaar, Domein 1: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0041447/2024-08-01
Link to Processing Index
Elaboration on impact assessments
A DPIA has been carried out.
Impact assessment
Operations
Data
Photographs of license plates when closed, permits, license plate data.
Links to data sources
Technical design
Image recognition. ANPR cameras at 20 different locations record motor vehicle license plates. (The algorithm checks whether an exemption has been granted and determines whether photos are submitted for evaluation in the enforcement system. The vehicle data are enriched in the enforcement system using a link to the RDW.
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