Online Traffic Information and Forecast for Routing Services

This paper presents a practical implementation of two different algorithms for estimating and forecasting the traffic situation in a network composed of various types of roads. The two different methods cover different parts of the network: one is specifically aimed at freeway sections, the other one is based on micro-simulation and can explicitly handle traffic control like signal control. Both methods are implemented into an online system. This online system receives the raw detector data of the complete road network, controls the forecasting and sends back the forecast results. The whole system started practical operation in December 2004 and was running online in a 2-month test phase for each of the two test sites, Munich and Magdeburg. The work presented here was part of the German research Initiative INVENT, subproject Network Equalizer.

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• Authors:
  • Benz, Thomas
• Conference:
  • 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Location: San Francisco California, United States
  • Date: 2005-11-6 to 2005-11-10
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: CD-ROM; Figures; References;
• Pagination: 6p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Estimating; Forecasting; Implementation; Information systems; Internet; Microsimulation; Network analysis (Planning); Routing; Traffic; Traffic forecasting
• Geographic Terms: Munich (Germany)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01015867
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 2006 9:56AM