Advanced techniques for travel time data collection

Author

Turner, Shawn M.

Author_Institution

Transportation Inst., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

30 Jul-2Aug 1995

Firstpage

40

Lastpage

47

Abstract

Travel time information is becoming more important for applications ranging from congestion measurement to real-time travel information. This paper contains a discussion of several advanced techniques for travel time data collection, including electronic distance-measuring instruments, computerized and video license plate matching, cellular phone tracking, automatic vehicle identification, automatic vehicle location, and video imaging. The various advanced techniques are described, the necessary equipment and procedures outlined, the applications of each technique are discussed, and the advantages and disadvantages are summarized

Keywords

computer vision; computerised instrumentation; distance measurement; real-time systems; road traffic; traffic control; traffic information systems; video signal processing; applications; automatic vehicle identification; automatic vehicle location; cellular phone tracking; congestion measurement; electronic distance-measuring instruments; real-time travel information; road traffic management; travel time data collection; video imaging; video license plate matching; Application software; Automotive engineering; Cellular phones; Electronic equipment testing; Instruments; Licenses; Portable computers; Time measurement; Transportation; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1995. Proceedings. In conjunction with the Pacific Rim TransTech Conference. 6th International VNIS. 'A Ride into the Future'

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2587-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VNIS.1995.518816

Filename

518816