Managing Traffic Data through Clustering and Radial Basis Functions

Heber Hernández, Elisabete Alberdi, Heriberto Pérez-Acebo, Irantzu Álvarez, María José García, Isabel Eguia and Kevin Fernández
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Heber Hernández: Nube Minera, La Serena 1700000, Chile
Elisabete Alberdi: Department of Applied Mathematics, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
Heriberto Pérez-Acebo: Mechanical Engineering Department, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
Irantzu Álvarez: Department of Graphical Expression and Engineering Projects, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
María José García: Department of Graphical Expression and Engineering Projects, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
Isabel Eguia: Department of Applied Mathematics, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
Kevin Fernández: Department of Applied Mathematics, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48013 Bilbao, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: Due to the importance of road transport an adequate identification of the various road network levels is necessary for an efficient and sustainable management of the road infrastructure. Additionally, traffic values are key data for any pavement management system. In this work traffic volume data of 2019 in the Basque Autonomous Community (Spain) were analyzed and modeled. Having a multidimensional sample, the average annual daily traffic (AADT) was considered as the main variable of interest, which is used in many areas of the road network management. First, an exploratory analysis was performed, from which descriptive statistical information was obtained continuing with the clustering by various variables in order to standardize its behavior by translation. In a second stage, the variable of interest was estimated in the entire road network of the studied country using linear-based radial basis functions (RBFs). The estimated model was compared with the sample statistically, evaluating the estimation using cross-validation and highest-traffic sectors are defined. From the analysis, it was observed that the clustering analysis is useful for identifying the real importance of each road segment, as a function of the real traffic volume and not based on other criteria. It was also observed that interpolation methods based on linear-type radial basis functions (RBF) can be used as a preliminary method to estimate the AADT.

Keywords: average annual daily traffic; sustainable management; spatial analysis; RBFs; clustering; road network level (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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