REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Nick Cohn

Big Data Sources

A630 Eastbound

Applications of Big Data to Active Traffic Management

Merging with data from fixed detection Monitoring the network Incident management Informing the public Preventing accidents Triggering management scenarios Reducing delay and improving safety!

Reducing travel time until…

A Wealth of Information

Uses of Archived Data

Improving individual route planning Measuring bottlenecks and delay Measuring system reliability Determining priorities for infrastructure improvement Analyzing the impact of investments made

Managing Big Data

Some Next Steps (all happening)

TM 2.0: bring all parties together to develop cooperative systems, encourage business cases

Make real-time=real-time Improve commercial GPS precision Incorporate all modes at same level of content and

reliability