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What could this be? on top of a street light post (i.imgur.com)
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[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 33 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The upright looks like it has a couple line of site antennas and a power/network box probably. Looks like it is running/networking the device pointed downwards. That device likely has a series of sensors for detecting vehicle traffic. This setup helps track traffic for traffic control.

[–] Cipher22@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I agree with you on the antennas. The device on the bottom kinda looks like a toll road transponder.

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 6 points 5 months ago

It's possible. Though I think those usually span multiple lanes and include license plate cameras.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Those circles are probably too small for normal ISM comms links, they are either radar cans or microphones is my guess. The fact that they both have two feeds makes me assume radar.