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Research Compares New Technologies to Collect Data on Travel Patterns

January 25, 2017

In the ever-evolving world of data collection, for the past several years Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers have completed numerous leading-edge studies that compare travel data collected from cell, GPS (global positioning system), and Bluetooth sources to determine which technology works best for collecting origin-destination (O-D) data for different types of transportation studies. An […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bluetooth, data collection, origin-destination studies, Transportation Planning Program

Improved Data Collection for Improved Mobility

December 1, 2013

Planning Transportation planners have long been surveying motorists about where they were going and why — information vital in determining where the next road should be built or how to improve mobility. Travel-demand models based on that feedback have been used for planning the best locations for new facilities and for prioritizing roadway improvements. However, […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 49, Number 4 Tagged With: anonymous wireless devices, Automatic License Plate Recognition, AWAM, Bluetooth, data collection, internet-based technology, mobility, planning, travel survey

Old Modes, New Data: TTI’s Work in Bike and Pedestrian Research

June 1, 2013

Researchers have been perfecting methods for counting cars and trucks for the last half century. Comparatively speaking, there are very little biking and walking data.

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 49, Number 2 Tagged With: bicycle, data collection, mobility, pedestrian, planning

New Approaches to Traditional Research: Collecting and Analyzing Travel Data for TxDOT

September 1, 2012

Three programs at TTI work together to provide the Texas Department of Transportation with relevant and accurate data so it can make fully informed decisions on transportation priorities in Texas.

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 48, Number 3 Tagged With: data collection, mobile source emissions, travel forecasting, travel survey

Fighting Congestion with Technology: The New Frontier

March 1, 2012

A technological revolution is underway that has transportation leaders, government officials and even attorneys abuzz with questions and hope about what it could mean in solving a growing and costly concern — congestion.

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 48, Number 1 Tagged With: congestion, data collection, mobility, Urban Mobility Report

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