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ITS as a Traffic Data Resource Workshop C6. Ralph Gillmann FHWA. ITS Traffic Data Collected. Traffic volume Traffic speed Vehicle classification Traffic incidents Lane occupancy Road and weather conditions Current & scheduled work zones. Freeway Management Survey.
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ITS as a Traffic Data ResourceWorkshop C6 Ralph Gillmann FHWA
ITS Traffic Data Collected • Traffic volume • Traffic speed • Vehicle classification • Traffic incidents • Lane occupancy • Road and weather conditions • Current & scheduled work zones
Freeway Management Survey Data Collected vs. Archived
Arterial Management Survey Data Collected vs. Archived
ITS Detectors for HPMS No ITS detectors ITS detectors used for HPMS 16% 41% ITS detectors not used for HPMS 43%
Archived Data Management Systems (ADMS) • Data sharing and re-use • “Collect one time, use many times” • Integrated data archiving • ITS and non-ITS data sources • For operations, planning, & policy • ITS and non-ITS applications
ADMS Websites • Caltrans PeMS • pems.eecs.berkeley.edu/Public/index.phtml • Houston Transtar • traffic.tamu.edu/hist/historydata.html • Maryland CATT Lab • www.cattlab.umd.edu/cf/ • MnDOT TMC • www.d.umn.edu/~tkwon/TMCdata/TMCarchive.html • Washington TDAD • www.its.washington.edu/tdad/
Other ADMS’s • ADMS Virginia • Cincinnati ARTIMIS • Detroit MITS • iFlorida Data Warehouse • Mobility Technologies®
ITS Data Standards • ASTM Archived Data User Service Subcommittee (E17.54) • Standard Guide for Archiving and Retrieving ITS-Generated Data (E 2259-03) • Metadata and traffic data standards • NTCIP Data Collection Monitoring (DCM) • Object Definitions for DCM (NTCIP 1206)
Traffic Data Quality Measurement • Action Plan recommendation • Define traffic data quality metrics • Accuracy, Completeness, Validity, Timeliness, Coverage, Accessibility • Framework for traffic data quality • Guidance on traffic data quality
ADUS Cross-Cutting Study • Linking Operations & Planning Data • Benefits and costs • Focus on improved: • planning • program assessment • traveler information • operations • Report early 2005
Applications of Archived Data Operational Test • ADMS Virginia • Virginia DOT / Univ. Va. • Hampton Roads • Smart Traffic Center • Field Operational Test • Improved TMC operations • Improved regional planning • Improved traveler information
Mobility MonitoringProgram • Objectives • Monitor mobility and reliability trends • Provide “proof of concept” and technical assistance • Archived data from 23 cities • Very detailed data • Point-based sensors • Computer-intensive processing