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Monitoring traffic congestion in urban areas through probe vehicles: A case study analysis
Author(s) -
Carli Raffaele,
Dotoli Mariagrazia,
Epicoco Nicola
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
internet technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2476-1508
DOI - 10.1002/itl2.5
Subject(s) - general packet radio service , traffic congestion , global positioning system , transport engineering , computer science , floating car data , network traffic control , computer network , real time computing , network packet , telecommunications , wireless , engineering
We present a probe vehicles approach to evaluate traffic congestion in urban areas. The method is illustrated by a real case study in Bari, Italy. Global Positioning System (GPS) data generated by buses are transmitted via General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) to a control station, where they are used to analyze traffic conditions. Traffic indices are evaluated to provide an exhaustive view of roads congestion and implement suitable control strategies. Thus, traffic administrators can efficiently manage sustainable mobility in cities and people can acquire awareness on traffic and public transport performance.