Wireless location technology-based traffic monitoring: Critical assessment and evaluation of an early-generation system

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 576-584

  Smith, Brian L ^a   Zhang, Han ^a   Fontaine, Michael D ^b   Green, Matthew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICES; WIRELESS LOCATION TECHNOLOGY;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

TRANSPORTATION;

ENGINEERING; MONITORING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344604839     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2004)130:5(576)     Document Type: Article

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