Predicting Bus Arrival Time on the Basis of Global Positioning System Data
The ability to obtain accurate predictions of bus arrival time on a real-time basis is a vital element to both bus operations control and passenger information systems. Several studies had been devoted to this arrival time prediction problem; however, few resulted in completely satisfactory algorithms. This paper presents a new system that can be used to predict the expected bus arrival times at individual bus stops along a service route. The proposed prediction algorithm combines real-time location data from Global Positioning System receivers with average travel speeds of individual route segments, taking into account historical travel speed as well as temporal and spatial variations of traffic conditions. A geographic information system–based map-matching algorithm is used to project each received location onto the underlying transit network. The system is implemented as a finite state machine to ensure its regularity, stability, and robustness under a wide range of operating conditions. A case study on a real bus route is conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed system in terms of prediction accuracy. The results indicate that the proposed system is capable of achieving satisfactory accuracy in predicting bus arrival times and perfect performance in predicting travel direction.
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Authors:
- Sun, Dihua
- Luo, Hong
- Fu, Liping
- Liu, Weining
- Liao, Xiaoyong
- Zhao, Min
- Publication Date: 2007
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 62-72
- Monograph Title: Transit: Marketing, Bus, and Paratransit
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
- Issue Number: 2034
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accuracy; Algorithms; Case studies; Geographic information systems; Global Positioning System; Mathematical prediction; Real time data processing; Speed; Traffic data
- Uncontrolled Terms: Arrival time (Bus transit); Traffic conditions
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01091249
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780309104616
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Apr 3 2008 3:36PM