DEVELOPING A DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR URBAN FREEWAYS

The need for large quantities of timely and comprehensive data on traffic and travel conditions on urban freeways is increasing. Data are needed for planning, design, operations and maintenance activities. Automatic systems for the collection, recording and processing the data are required. Permanent and portable systems of detectors and data collection recorders must be designed and installed on freeways now operating at or near capacity. Large numbers of loop detectors must be installed on the urban freeways to provide data for traffic information, traffic control and traffic management systems. (Author)

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/hostedpdfs/tti/290-4F.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85160
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research performed in cooperation with Federal Highway Administration Research Study Title: Developing a Freeway Data Collection System.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

  Transportation Planning Division, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • McCasland, W R
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 53 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Data recorders; Freeways; Information processing; Information, data, and knowledge; Urban highways; Vehicle detectors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data needs
• Old TRIS Terms: Data recording
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390994
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-TX-84-61+290-4FRes Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: Study 2-18-81-290
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM