ProViDa
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ProViDa is a form of video camera used in police cars in Europe.
Developed in Denmark in 1986 by JaiVISION, it was used in Denmark with Rigspolitiet Denmark (the Danish national police).
There are several international variants for the "SPEED" counter on the camera:
- SPEED - United Kingdom, Poland, The Netherlands
- EGEN HASTIGHED - Denmark, Norway, Sweden - from the Danish word egen hastighed meaning "own speed"
- GESCHW - Germany - from the German word geschwindigkeit meaning "speed", abbreviated to GESCHW.
[edit] Versions
Early versions had the following display: PP SPEED 000.00 Mph
The other variants were: PP SPEED 0.00 Mph and from 1994 onwards PP SPEED 0.00 m.p.h. SPEED 000 m.p.h.
In 1996, a new version was launched, and this was in the format of v: 0.00mph o: 0mph
By 1997, the screen was in a new format of: s: 0.00mph o: 0mph
the "v" and "s" represent "vehicle" and "speed", literally.
Foreign versions of the above were: h: 0.00km/t o: 0km/t
where "h" is "egen hastighed", literally "own speed" in Danish.
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