NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS

The advent of new technologies and recent advances in travel survey techniques have marked a new era in household travel surveys. Computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) technology has been available for more than 20 years; however, its widespread use in household travel surveys is a more recent trend. The reasons for this trend include advancements in personal computers, the introduction of graphical user interfaces, and the sophistication of CAI software. Some of today's CAI software includes built-in logic that can identify inconsistencies in a survey as it is being completed. Technologies designed specifically for use with spatially referenced data (e.g., geographic information systems and the Global Positioning System) also benefit travel surveys. These technologies can result in more efficient data collection, improved data quality, reduced survey costs, and more flexible output products. This paper discusses current and potential uses of new technologies in household travel surveys. The advantages of these technologies are identified along with potential biases and errors that they may introduce into travel survey data. A discussion on possible research areas that focus on taking full advantage of new technologies is also presented.

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• Authors:
  • Sarasua, W A
  • Meyer, M D
• Conference:
  • Conference on Household Travel Surveys: New Concepts and Research Needs
  • Location: Irvine, California
  • Date: 1995-3-12 to 1995-3-15
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 170-182
• Monograph Title: CONFERENCE ON HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS: NEW CONCEPTS AND RESEARCH NEEDS, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 12-15, 1995
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1073-1652

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bias (Statistics); Conferences; Cost control; Economic efficiency; Errors; Geographic information systems; Global Positioning System; Households; Innovation; Interviewing; Quality control; Research; Software; Technological innovations; Travel surveys; Workshops
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost reduction; Efficiency; Quality
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

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• Accession Number: 00722475
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309062101
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 4 2000 12:00AM