Decision Support Systems (DSS) for Traffic Management Assessment: Notes on Current Methodology and Future Requirements for the Implementation of a DSS

Real-time traffic prediction has become an indispensable requirement for traffic management, whether in urban or interurban areas. Real-time traffic prediction helps traffic control room operators to evaluate the effect of the different traffic management strategies available (ITS systems, driver information, traffic control systems, etc). Through the combination of short-term forecasts of the state of the network and evaluations of the impact of different traffic management strategies, the decision support systems (DSS) permits operators to anticipate and mitigate the effects of traffic congestion. This article presents the current framework of the DSS in making traffic management decisions based on short and medium-term predictions and presents a show case of a DDs based on traffic simulation model and finalizes with some reflections on the likely evolution of traffic management DSSs according to current scientific research and the availability of new types of data and associated methodologies.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)

  14-20 bd Newton, Cité Descartes, Champs su Marne
  77447 Marne la Vallée,   France  Cedex 2
• Authors:
  • Casas, Jordi
  • Torday, Alex
  • Perarnau, Josep
  • Breen, Martijn
  • Ruiz de Villa, Aleis
• Conference:
  • Transport Research Arena (TRA) 5th Conference: Transport Solutions from Research to Deployment
  • Location: Paris , France
  • Date: 2014-4-14 to 2014-4-17
• Publication Date: 2014-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 10p
• Monograph Title: Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2014 Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision support systems; Highway traffic control; Implementation; Intelligent transportation systems; Real time control; Traffic control centers; Traffic forecasting; Traffic simulation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01529659
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: VTI, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 30 2014 9:44AM