Measuring road congestion

Panayotis Christidis and Juan Nicolás Ibanez Rivas ()
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Juan Nicolás Ibanez Rivas: European Commission JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No JRC69961, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: The methodology presented here allows to measure and monitor road congestion across Europe using data from TomTom in-vehicle navigation systems. The approach is based on the analysis of a large number of real vehicle speeds that have been measured on each road link and the application of algorithms that allow the estimation of congestion indicators for specific types of roads during selected time periods. The results include the detailed mapping of recurrent congestion both geographically and temporally, as well as the comparison of the quality of service of road networks between different zones.

Keywords: road congestion; gps; navigation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C83 L91 N74 R41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2012-04
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