Performance evaluation of travel-time estimation methods for real-time traffic applications

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

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 54-67

  Ban, Xuegang Jeff ^a   Li, Yuwei ^b   Skabardonis, Alexander ^b   Margulici, J D ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Median absolute deviation; Probe vehicle; Sensor location; Sensor spacing; Travel time estimation; Travel time evaluation; Travel time representation

Indexed keywords

CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGNS; DUAL-LOOP DETECTORS; LOOP DETECTOR; MEDIAN ABSOLUTE DEVIATION; OFF-PEAK PERIODS; PEAK PERIOD; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PROBE VEHICLE DATA; PROBE VEHICLES; REAL TIME TRAFFICS; REAL-TIME APPLICATION; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SENSOR LOCATION; SPECIFIC SPEED; TIME ESTIMATION; TRAVEL TIME; TRAVEL TIME ESTIMATION;

ESTIMATION; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LOCATION; PROBES; TRAFFIC SIGNS; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

SENSORS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROBE; SENSOR; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL TIME;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951960516     PISSN: 15472450     EISSN: 15472442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15472451003719699     Document Type: Article

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