Feasibility of using taxi dispatch system as probes for collecting traffic Information

Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Technology, Planning, and Operations

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-27

  Liu, Kai ^a   Yamamoto, Toshiyuki ^b   Morikawa, Taka ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Feasibility Issue; Probe Vehicle; Taxi Dispatch System; Traffic Surveillance; Wireless Communication System

Indexed keywords

FEASIBILITY ISSUE; PROBE VEHICLE; TAXI DISPATCH SYSTEM; TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC LOGIC DEVICES; MOBILE COMPUTING; PROBES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TAXICABS; TRUCKS; WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA TRANSMISSION; ERROR CORRECTION; REAL TIME; TAXI TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 61449118957     PISSN: 15472450     EISSN: 15472442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15472450802644447     Document Type: Article

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