Estimation of urban traffic conditions using an Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) System

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 719-736

  D'Acierno, Luca ^a   Cartenì, Armando ^b   Montella, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Control; Management information systems; Simulation; Transportation; Travel demand estimation

Indexed keywords

BUS FLEETS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; LOCATION DATUMS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; ROAD NETWORKS; ROAD TRAFFICS; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS; TRAVEL DEMAND ESTIMATION; URBAN TRAFFICS;

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FUNCTIONS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; ROADS AND STREETS; THEOREM PROVING; TRANSPORTATION;

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 58149215958     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.12.053     Document Type: Article

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