Traffic Volume Estimation
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving probe data from one or more sources, the probe data associated with a road segment;
selecting between a free flow algorithm and a congestion algorithm based on one or more values from the probe data;
calculating an estimated probe quantity from historical data using either the free flow algorithm or the congestion algorithm; and
estimating traffic volume from the estimated probe quantity.
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Abstract
Method, systems, and devices are described for determining traffic volume of one or more path segments. A computing device may receive probe data associated with a road segment from one or more sources. The computing device selects either a free flow algorithm or a congestion algorithm for the probe data, and calculates an estimated probe quantity from historical data using either the free flow algorithm or the congestion algorithm. A traffic volume may be estimated from the estimate probe quantity.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving probe data from one or more sources, the probe data associated with a road segment; selecting between a free flow algorithm and a congestion algorithm based on one or more values from the probe data; calculating an estimated probe quantity from historical data using either the free flow algorithm or the congestion algorithm; and estimating traffic volume from the estimated probe quantity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs;
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least;receive probe data from one or more sources, the probe data associated with a road segment; select a free flow algorithm when one or more values from the probe data are at a first level and a congestion algorithm when one or more values from the probe data are at a second level; calculate an estimated probe quantity from historical data using either the free flow algorithm or the congestion algorithm; and calculate traffic volume for the road segment from the estimated probe quantity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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determining a geographic position of a mobile device; generating probe data including the geographic position associated with a road segment and a current speed of the mobile device; and sending the probe data to a traffic volume model including a congestion flow lookup table listing the road segment and a free flow lookup table listing the road segment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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