Comparison of Detector Technologies for Travel Time Measurement Systems

Traffic management systems are in demand of accurate data sources in order to determine the actual traffic situation with high accuracy. Most current systems rely on local detectors which measure the traffic condition at one point on the road but new section detectors like travel time systems have become available which provide new and more accurate data of the traffic situation. Several technologies like automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, magnetic signatures or Bluetooth scanners can be used for travel time measurement via reidentification of vehicles. ANPR readers provide the best data for all systems with reidentification rates of more than 90%. Travel time systems based on magnetic detectors have often a lower cost but still provide highly accurate data for many applications. Bluetooth scanners are often the most affordable solution but the use is limited to highways or urban arterial roads with high traffic volume.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Intelligent Transportation Society of America. The Table of Contents on the DVD lists the title of this paper as "Detector Technologies for Travel Time Measurement Systems".
• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

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• Authors:
  • Roth, Christoph
• Conference:
  • 19th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Vienna , Austria
  • Date: 2012-10-22 to 2012-10-26
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: CD-ROM; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 8p
• Monograph Title: 19th ITS World Congress, Vienna, Austria, 22 to 26 October 2012

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bluetooth technology; Detectors; Highway traffic control; Incident management; Real time information; Traffic volume; Travel time
• Uncontrolled Terms: License plate recognition
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01496426
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 24 2013 3:38PM