Transportation Management Applications of Anonymous Mobile Call Sampling


Brian L. Smith, Michael L. Pack, David J. Lovell, and M. William Sermons

Proceedings of the 11th Annual Meeting of ITS America, Miami, FL.


ABSTRACT


This paper describes the ongoing evaluation study of anonymous mobile call sampling for transportation applications underway in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The Universities of Maryland and Virginia, with support from their respective State Departments of Transportation, are investigating the potential of the RadioCamera technology invented by U.S. Wireless Corporation to provide critical data for traffic management applications. This method of data collection is contrasted with other probe and point detection mechanisms. Descriptions of prototype transportation management applications employing this technology are offered. Potential technical limitations are described, as well as means by which they might be obviated. The planned economic evaluation is outlined, including the economic measures to be quantified, the range over which valuation will be conducted, and the means by which benefits will be enumerated. Finally, some conclusions are offered.