Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Math., Haigazian Univ., Beirut, Lebanon
Abstract :
Guidance and driving direction traffic systems are being used increasingly and becoming popular more among Geographical Information Systems. Yahoo maps, MapQuest, and Google Earth are examples of online Internet applications. Vehicles navigation systems are also very popular examples. Calculating the best driving path (shorter in distance or faster in time) between two addresses is subject to many factors like distances, road situation, road traffic, road legal rules and others. STOS (Smart Traffic Online System), our previous work, presents an intelligent solution for finding a fast path between addresses using smart algorithms. However, STOS does not recognize the delays caused by traffic legal rules and laws like traffic lights, stop signs, and others. This paper presents the driving traffic problem, factors affecting the problem, and previous solutions. We extend our previous smart solution, STOS, by adding the traffic legal rules delays.
Keywords :
geographic information systems; law; navigation; traffic information systems; E-STOS; Google Earth; MapQuest; Yahoo maps; driving direction traffic systems; geographical information system; online Internet applications; smart traffic online system; traffic laws time delays; vehicle navigation system; Delay; Delay effects; Earth; Google; Law; Roads; Spatial databases;
