Assessment of video quality in the process of events identification in the transportation systems

The process of monitoring vehicle traffic and detecting traffic incidents and traffic obstructions requires access to information from sensors located at various points of monitoring and data acquisition systems constituting elements of contemporary Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly becoming an element of ITS used in reconnaissance, preventive or rescue operations. Ensuring the efficiency of transportation in conditions of increased traffic requires providing users with multimedia information about: meteorological conditions prevailing on roads, traffic, current events and difficulties, and information on the availability of parking spaces. In each of the mentioned cases, the reliability and quality of information provided with the use of UAVs is an extremely important issue. Therefore, the provision of video surveillance services with a predictable level of quality and reliability is an important challenge for UAVs practical implementations. Thus, the fundamental research problem considered in the publication is the analysis of the impact of environmental and technical parameters on the quality and reliability of the UAVs video monitoring service provided in a real operating environment.