METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ROAD NETWORK LANE DIRECTIONAL CHANGES
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving traffic data for a predetermined period of time;
mapping the traffic data to a road network to create a traffic data map;
determining a direction of travel for one or more road network lanes based on the traffic data map; and
determining, using a processor, if the one or more road network lanes change direction based on the direction of travel over the predetermined period of time.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for determining road network lane directional changes. In the context of a method, the method includes receiving traffic data for a predetermined period of time, mapping the traffic data to a road network to create a traffic data map, determining a direction of travel for one or more road network lanes based on the traffic data map, and determining, using a processor, if the one or more road network lanes change direction based on the direction of travel over the predetermined period of time.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving traffic data for a predetermined period of time; mapping the traffic data to a road network to create a traffic data map; determining a direction of travel for one or more road network lanes based on the traffic data map; and determining, using a processor, if the one or more road network lanes change direction based on the direction of travel over the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
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receive traffic data for a predetermined period of time; map the traffic data to a road network to create a traffic data map; determine a direction of travel for one or more road network lanes based on the traffic data map; and determine if the one or more road network lanes change direction based on the direction of travel over the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions configured to:
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receive traffic data for a predetermined period of time; map the traffic data to a road network to create a traffic data map; determine a direction of travel for one or more road network lanes based on the traffic data map; and determine if the one or more road network lanes change direction based on the direction of travel over the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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