Event-based image capturing for a refuse vehicle

A method of controlling a refuse vehicle, comprising:

• sensing, with a sensor, objects within a sensor field of view to detect an indicator within the sensor field of view, the sensor being coupled to the refuse vehicle;
• communicating information from the sensor, including the indicator sensed within the sensor field of view, to a processing unit in communication with the sensor;
• and
• capturing, with an imaging device, media of an imaging device field of view upon receiving confirmation that the indicator is located within the sensor field of view from the processing unit;
• wherein the sensor field of view and the imaging device field of view at least partially overlap.

A refuse vehicle, comprising:

• a chassis supporting a plurality of wheels;
• a vehicle body supported by the chassis and defining a receptacle for storing refuse therein;
• a lifting system movable between a first position and a second position vertically offset from the first position;
• a processing unit;
• a global positioning system in communication with the processing unit;
• a clock in communication with the processing unit;
• and
• an imaging device in communication with the processing unit and positioned on the refuse vehicle to have a field of view extending outwardly away from the refuse vehicle, the processing unit controlling the imaging device to capture media upon receiving a prompt that an indicator external to the refuse vehicle is present within the field of view and directing a memory to store the captured media with a current refuse vehicle location generated by the global positioning system and a timestamp generated by the clock.