Application of advanced traffic information systems: Field test of a travel-time prediction system with widely spaced detectors

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2129, 2009, Pages 62-72

  Zou, Nan ^a   Wang, Jianwei ^a   Chang, Gang Len ^a   Paracha, Jawad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS; FORECASTING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; NEAREST NEIGHBOR SEARCH; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAVEL TIME;

CRITICAL CHALLENGES; FIELD TEST; MARYLAND; PREDICTION MODELLING; PREDICTION SYSTEMS; STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATIONS; TRAFFIC-INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TRAVEL TIME PREDICTION; TRIP TIME; URBAN NETWORKS;

NEURAL NETWORK MODELS;

EID: 76149118802     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2129-08     Document Type: Article

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