摘要: |
Providing accurate and reliable travel time information to roadway users is a critical part of Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) and Advanced Travelers Information Systems (ATIS). Access to travel time information can significantly influence the decision making on both the supply side (i.e., efficient management of network capacity, saving travel time, reducing congestion etc.) and the demand side (i.e., mode choice, route choice etc.) of transportation. In this context, the need for accurate and reliable travel time information sources is becoming increasingly apparent. Identifying the sensors best suited to providing travel time data for a given corridor is an important step in the process of providing travel time data. Currently, there are very few studies available that evaluate the effectiveness of various travel time data collection technologies side-by-side, thus it is often unclear which approach should be used for a given application. Therefore, a comprehensive overview of existing technologies as well as a side-by-side evaluation will provide more insight into selecting the appropriate technology for a given application. This evaluation is intended to provide decision support for transportation agencies selecting travel time systems on the basis of the accuracy, reliability, and cost of each system. |