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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812434403321

Autore

Dalgleish Michael

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-58053-716-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxv, 233 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Artech House ITS library

Altri autori (Persone)

HooseNeil <1958->

Disciplina

363.23320284 22

388.3120285

388.312

Soggetti

Traffic monitoring - Data processing - Evaluation

Traffic monitoring - Data processing

Vehicle detectors - Evaluation

Vehicle detectors

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.