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Travel Time Information Service Utilising Mobile Phone Tracking
Caj Holm
Mario Anžek
Slobodan Kaštela
Abstract
This paper discusses the suitability of mobile phone positioningdata for travel time information. The Finnish NationalRoad Administration Finnra has carried out a study on thesubject (1) and managed pilot installations on two road sections(6) in order to determine the feasibility of mobile phonetracking for traffic monitoring and management purposes. Accordingto the study and the pilots, the mobile phone positioningcan provide useful link monitoring data, i. e. the travel timeand speed. Mobile phone tracking was found to be a very promisingtool for implementing travel time information service todrivers.
Keywords
mobile phone tracking; information service; travel time; travel speed; traffic monitoring and management
Hrčak ID:
102346
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Publication date:
25.7.2004.
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