1. A system for image based vehicle classification, the system comprising: an image capture device configured to digitally capture a plurality of images wherein each of the plurality of images includes representations of a plurality of moving objects moving with respect to a substantially stationary background and wherein at least one representation of the plurality of moving objects is a representation of a vehicle; a rangefinder device configured to determine distance between the vehicle and the image capture device; and a processor, communicatively coupled to the image capture device and to the rangefinder device, configured to: extract the representation of the vehicle from the plurality of images, convert image data associated with the representation of the vehicle to a set of physical dimensions associated with the vehicle, and classify the vehicle based on the set of physical dimensions associated with the vehicle.