USING GPS TO MEASURE TRAFFIC SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

Traffic system performance can be measured in various ways, but from the user perspective, congestion is the major criterion. This article examines some novel uses of GPS in the measurement of vehicle speeds and travel times and their synthesis into measures of congestion and ultimately of the performance of the urban road system. The article also discusses the integration of GPS-based congestion measures into an ITS framework, techniques for implementing a congestion-monitoring system, and implications for urban road system planners, managers, and users.

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  Blackwell Publishing

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• Authors:
  • D'ESTE, G M
  • Zito, R
  • TAYLOR, MAP
• Publication Date: 1999-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 255-265
• Serial:
  • Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
  • ISSN: 1093-9687
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-8667

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Global Positioning System; Intelligent transportation systems; Traffic congestion; Traffic measurement; Traffic speed; Traffic surveillance; Urban highways
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00765517
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 10 1999 12:00AM