Factors affecting minimum number of probes required for reliable estimation of travel time

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1917, 2005, Pages 37-44

  Cetin, Mecit ^a   List, George F ^b   Zhou, Yingjie ^b  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIABILITY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

TRANSPORTATION NETWORK; TRAVEL TIME ESTIMATE; VIRTUAL NETWORK;

TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 33645028137     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1917-05     Document Type: Conference Paper

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