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Determination of Routing Velocity with GPS Floating Car Data and WebGIS-Based Instantaneous Traffic Information Dissemination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2008

Chun Liu ,
Xiaolin Meng  and
Yeming Fan
Chun Liu
Affiliation:
(Tongji University, Shanghai, China)
Xiaolin Meng*
Affiliation:
(Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy, The University of Nottingham, UK)
Yeming Fan
Affiliation:
(Tongji University, Shanghai, China)
*
(Email: xiaolin.meng@nottingham.ac.uk)
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Abstract

The acquisition of accurate and timely traffic information is a vital precondition to rational traffic decision making. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are bound to be the outcome when modern traffic systems develop to a high degree. In ITS, instantaneous traffic information can be collected by the Floating Car Data (FCD) method. Based on the establishment of the Shenzhen Urban Transportation Simulation System (SUTSS) in China, the authors explored how to use 4000 taxis as the data collection sensors in Shenzhen, a southern city in China which borders Hong Kong. The authors introduce the procedures and algorithms for the computation and map-matching of road segment velocities to a digital road network. To superimpose the near real-time traffic information onto a digital map, coordinate transformation is required and the transformation precision is analyzed using field testing data. Due to the nature of FCD, continuous GPS data such as routing velocities and coordinates can be collected by any GPS equipped vehicle. Therefore, relevant algorithms are developed and utilized for the map-matching according to probability and statistical theories. To evaluate the reliability of proposed map-matching method, the confidence levels are calculated statistically, from which it can be determined whether the positioning data is valid or not with predefined threshold values. Furthermore, road segment velocity matching methods based on the Metropolis criteria is extended and relevant validation is carried out through the comparison of estimated and measured results. The major objective of this method is to obtain more accurate road segment travel time through the combination of those estimated by FCD and historical ones. This can significantly improve the reliability of instantaneous traffic information before its web publication. The final part of this paper introduces the architecture and the realization of a web Geographical Information System (GIS) and FCD-based instantaneous traffic information dissemination system for the whole of Shenzhen City.

Keywords

Global Positioning SystemFloating Car DataMap-matchingWebGIS
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 61 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 337 - 353
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2008

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