TY - GEN
T1 - Rapidly deployable low cost traffic data and video collection device
AU - Schwach, Jory A.
AU - Morris, Ted
AU - Michalopoulos, Panos G
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - Transportation practitioners, planners and researchers lack the availability of an easily deployable, non-intrusive, portable, low cost device for traffic data collection and video recording at intersections and arterials as well as temporary remote surveillance. The necessary data usually includes volumes, speeds, classification, turning movements, queue size and length, conflicting movements, and time headways. They also include recording of traffic characteristics, accidents and other special situations. A visual record of traffic characteristics at intersections, arterials, or other locations can also be used for extensive analysis and research leading to improved safety and control practices. In this paper, the development and demonstration of a low cost, practical, rapidly deployable video recording and data extraction device is presented along with the design, deployment, and data extraction process. Its major advantage is that only one unit can cover an entire intersection up to 5 lanes per incoming approach wide (20 incoming lanes total);this should be sufficient for the overwhelming majority of intersections. In addition it has the potential of extracting turning movements at optional lanes (through plus turning), a rather elusive task for sensing or measuring devices.
AB - Transportation practitioners, planners and researchers lack the availability of an easily deployable, non-intrusive, portable, low cost device for traffic data collection and video recording at intersections and arterials as well as temporary remote surveillance. The necessary data usually includes volumes, speeds, classification, turning movements, queue size and length, conflicting movements, and time headways. They also include recording of traffic characteristics, accidents and other special situations. A visual record of traffic characteristics at intersections, arterials, or other locations can also be used for extensive analysis and research leading to improved safety and control practices. In this paper, the development and demonstration of a low cost, practical, rapidly deployable video recording and data extraction device is presented along with the design, deployment, and data extraction process. Its major advantage is that only one unit can cover an entire intersection up to 5 lanes per incoming approach wide (20 incoming lanes total);this should be sufficient for the overwhelming majority of intersections. In addition it has the potential of extracting turning movements at optional lanes (through plus turning), a rather elusive task for sensing or measuring devices.
KW - Low cost
KW - Portable
KW - Recording
KW - Traffic measurements
KW - Turning movements
KW - Video
KW - Wireless
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84878934404
SN - 9781615677566
T3 - 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems and ITS America Annual Meeting 2008
SP - 5030
EP - 5041
BT - 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems and ITS America Annual Meeting 2008
T2 - 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems and ITS America Annual Meeting 2008
Y2 - 16 November 2008 through 20 November 2008
ER -