This repository contains the code and 3D models required to build a camera-enabled IoT vehicle counter device and its companion web application. Read the full project description and build tutorial on Hackster.io.

This device and web application can be used in combination to monitor and analyze the amount of vehicle traffic a road receives, enabling traffic engineers to better determine when road maintenance will be needed.

The vehicle counter consists of electronics housed in a 3D printed body, which attaches to a signpost or other object alongside a road designated to be monitored.

When powered on, the device continuously captures images of the road using its onboard camera and processes them through a custom object detection model that can detect vehicles. As vehicles drive past the device, they are captured in an image and detected.

Each time a vehicle is detected, the device's cellular connectivity is utilized to send detection messages to a cloud service and store the detections in a database, accumulating a total vehicle count for that device.

The web application provides users with an interactive map that shows the locations of deployed devices, as well as their real-time vehicle counts. Daily average vehicle counts are calculated and displayed as well.