The path inference filter: Model-based low-latency map matching of probe vehicle data

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 507-529

  Hunter, Timothy ^a   Abbeel, Pieter ^a   Bayen, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Expectation maximization algorithms; filtering; GPS data; Markov random fields; maximum likelihood estimation; network free data; path observation generation; probabilistic map matching; route choice modeling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FILTRATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MARKOV PROCESSES; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; TAXICABS;

EXPECTATION-MAXIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; GPS DATA; MAP MATCHING; MARKOV RANDOM FIELDS; NETWORK-FREE DATA; PATH OBSERVATION GENERATION; ROUTE CHOICE MODEL;

INFERENCE ENGINES;

EID: 84898829865     PISSN: 15249050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2013.2282352     Document Type: Article

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