Highway traffic monitoring and data quality / Michael Dalgleish, Neil Hoose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dalgleish, Michael.

Contributor:

Hoose, Neil, 1958-

Series:

Artech House ITS library.

Artech House ITS library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Traffic monitoring--Data processing--Evaluation.

Traffic monitoring.

Traffic monitoring--Data processing.

Vehicle detectors--Evaluation.

Vehicle detectors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 233 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Mass. ; London : Artech House, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This unique resource gives you a hands-on understanding of the latest sensors, processors, and communication links for everything from vehicle counts to urban congestion measurement. Moreover, you learn statistical techniques for quantifying data accuracy and reducing uncertainty in both current system state assessments and future system state forecasts.

Contents:

Highway Traffic Monitoring and Data Quality; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Applications of Traffic Data; 2 Statistical Essentials; 3 Errors in Traffic Data; 4 Accuracy Assessments; 5 Collecting Data in Groups; 6 Availability and Reliability; 7 Sampling; 8 Validation and Verification; 9 Traffic Monitoring Technologies; 10 Detector Occupancy; 11 Speed; 12 Length; 13 Vehicle Classification; 14 Vehicle Weight; 15 Data from Individual Vehicles; 16 Journey Time Systems; 17 Data Storage, Data Quality, and Data Standards; 18 Practical Considerations and Tip

Appendix A: Extract from Student's t-distribution; Glossary and Abbreviations ; Bibliography; About the Authors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-58053-716-2

OCLC:

568023372