Floating Vehicle Data

Floating Vehicle Data
Dr. Gary Gates
International Development Director, ITIS Holdings plc
Chairman, Altech Netstar Traffic
CLEARLY AHEAD
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AGENDA
• Introduction
• Probe Data Technology
• Data Quality
• The Market for Traffic Information
• Applications
• Summary
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ITIS’ BUSINESS
GPS Floating Vehicle Data
Cellular Floating Vehicle Data
GFVD
CFVD
Fixed
Sensors
Incidents
TrafficScience
Collect
Detect
Publish
Real Time Services
Data Sales
Trafficlink
RDS­TMC GPRS IVR
Automotive PND Mobile Government Logistics
Radio
TV
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Outstanding customer relationships
Automotive
Government
Wireless
devices
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TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM
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Probe Data Technology
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TRADITIONAL TRAFFIC MONITORING TECHNOLOGY
Acoustic sensor
CCTV
Microwave
Inductive loop
Infra Red
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FLOATING VEHICLE DATA TECHNOLOGY
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ITIS GFVD: GPS Floating Vehicle Data
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ITIS CFVD ­ Cellular Handsets as Probes
Cellular algorithm
allows sampling at high
level within a network,
reducing burden on the
network and cost
Cellular algorithm is
scalable and does not
require large scale
calibration to initiate
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Issues with Probe Vehicle Technology
• Cost
• Personal privacy
• Data quality and reliability
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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CFVD / GFVD DATA COLLECTION
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ISSUES WITH PROBE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
• Cost
• Personal privacy
• Data quality and reliability
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DATA QUALITY
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Data Quality
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INDEPENDENT VALIDATION – ANTWERP
Independent validation of Antwerp CFVD system by TML (Belgium University).
Sample results shown below comparing CFVD with a fixed sensor.
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CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE QUALITY
Continuous
quality
measurement
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The Market for Traffic Information
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Multiple Channels to Market
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Applications
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GOVERNMENT APPLICATIONS
• Public information
– Public website
– Public services – SMS etc
• Planning and analysis
– OD analysis
– Vehicle flow statistics
– Use of historic data for planning and network performance
monitoring
• Command and control
– Use of real­time data for control room applications
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CONTROL ROOM APPLICATION
Hampshire CC
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HISTORIC DATA IN JOHANNESBURG
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M2
Two analyses of the M2, a very
congested road in Johannesburg:
One is on a regular working day, the
other falls on the 2 nd May, a Saturday.
Visible differences in traffic patterns
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M2 TRAFFIC FLOW DIAGRAMS
Taken from the 1 st to the 17 th May, this is the
traffic situation on the M2.
The x axis represents the section of the road,
and the y axis represents the time of day
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CELLULAR DATA – COUNT v VEHICLE FLOW
26 th & 27 th
Jan 2009
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CELLULAR DATA – VARIATION OF VOLUME BY ROUTE
26 th & 27 th
Jan 2009
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CELLULAR DATA – ORIGIN / DESTINATION
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Comparison of travel times with TFL ANPR 10 March 2009
Chiswick to Earls Court (ZP 13)
ZP13
ZP14
Earls Court to Hyde Park Corner (ZP 14)
Based on 14 ANPR cameras located
between Chiswick Roundabout and
Hyde park coroner
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JOURNEY TIME ISOCHRONES
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RDS­TMC is currently the dominant method of delivering traffic
information direct to automobiles
What is RDS­TMC?
• RDS­TMC is a global industry standard
which enables digital data to be sent
alongside a regular FM broadcast at zero
marginal cost per user
Who uses RDS­TMC?
• Users with in dash (OEM) Sat Nav
• Aftermarket Sat Nav users
There are ~1.3M ITIS TMC
equipped devices in the UK
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TELEPHONE TRAFFIC SERVICES (IVR)
• Traffic information on mobiles via
short­dial numbers
• Route specific information
• Location based traffic information
• Additional broadcast content
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CONSUMER WEBSITES – i.e. WWW.KEEPMOVING.CO.UK
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Summary
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SUMMARY
• Probe data technology
• Data Quality
• The Market for Traffic Information
• Applications
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THE DEMAND FOR HIGH QUALITY TRAFFIC INFORMATION
IN MOST CASES THERE IS A
DEMAND FOR HIGH QUALITY
TRAFFIC INFORMATION!
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