A Smartphone-Based Prototype System for Incident/Work Zone Management Driven by Crowd-Sourced Data, 2015

(2015) A Smartphone-Based Prototype System for Incident/Work Zone Management Driven by Crowd-Sourced Data, 2015. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

This project develops a smartphone-based prototype system that supplements the 511 system to improve its dynamic traffic routing service to state highway users under non-recurrent congestion. This system will save considerable time to provide crucial traffic information and en-route assistance to travelers for them to avoid being trapped in traffic congestion due to accidents, work zones, hazards, or special events. It also creates a feedback loop between travelers and responsible agencies that enable the state to effectively collect, fuse, and analyze crowd-sourced data for next-gen transportation planning and management. This project can result in substantial economic savings (e.g. less traffic congestion, reduced fuel wastage and emissions) and safety benefits for the freight industry and society due to better dissemination of real-time traffic information by highway users. Such benefits will increase significantly in future with the expected increase in freight traffic on the network. The proposed system also has the flexibility to be integrated with various transportation management modules to assist state agencies to improve transportation services and daily operations.

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: Applications, Field tests, Real time information, Smartphones, Traffic data, Traveler information and communication systems, Work zone safety, Work zone traffic control, Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative, SWZDI, incident management, smartphone, traveler information, work zone
Subjects: Transportation
Transportation > Traffic safety > Work zones
Transportation > Data and Information Technology
Transportation > Drivers
ID Code: 19143
Deposited By: Leighton Christiansen
Deposited On: 26 Mar 2015 11:31
Last Modified: 30 Mar 2015 11:43
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/19143