VTL zone-aware path cloaking algorithm

Traffic engineering applications often benefit from collecting vehicle Global Positioning System (GPS) traces in well-defined locations. As a motivating example, the authors will consider a traffic signal performance evaluation technique which requires GPS traces of vehicles traversing intersections. Since these applications do not require vehicle identity information, they are a good candidate for data de-identification techniques. Prior techniques can either provide data from specific locations or guarantee a high degree of anonymity under light traffic conditions but do not achieve both. In this paper, the authors propose a virtual trip line zone-aware path cloaking algorithm which combines these features. Zones where data should be retained can be predefined over the intersections of interest and the path cloaking algorithm uses entropy-estimates to decide whether the data can be revealed. Results obtained from a traffic simulator show that the application success rate increased from 39 to 82% compared to a zone-unaware path cloaking algorithm, while achieving a similar degree of privacy.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC.2011.6083142
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  • Abstract reprinted with permission of IEEE.
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• Authors:
  • Zan, Bin
  • Hao, Peng
  • Gruteser, M
  • Ban, Xuegang (Jeff)
• Conference:
  • 14th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 2011)
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2011-10-5 to 2011-10-7
• Publication Date: 2011-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 1525-1530
• Monograph Title: 14th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 2011)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Global Positioning System; Intersections
• Uncontrolled Terms: Path cloaking algorithms
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01565391
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781457721984
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 30 2015 6:00PM