Position accuracy testing system
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1. A computer-implemented method for determining accuracy of vehicular positional data, the method comprising:
- receiving a first location dataset from a first positioning device associated with a first vehicle, the first location dataset identifying a first plurality of locations of the first vehicle generated by the first positioning device while the first vehicle traverses a route, wherein the first positioning device includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver;
storing the received first location dataset in a memory of a computing device;
retrieving a second location dataset identifying a second plurality of locations along the route;
calculating a plurality of location accuracies, wherein each location accuracy is based on one of a plurality of location differences, wherein each location difference is a difference between one of the first plurality of locations and a corresponding location of the second plurality of locations;
calculating a mean accuracy of the first positioning device by calculating a mean of the plurality of location accuracies;
identifying that the first positioning device associated with the first vehicle is not accurate based on the mean accuracy of the first positioning device; and
transmitting a notification to the first positioning device associated with the first vehicle, the notification identifying that the first positioning device is not accurate.
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Abstract
Accuracy of a positioning device may be determined without requiring the device to be at any specific location, such as a test location. Instead of comparing the reported location and directional data to a known location and directional data, the present technology may use multiple discrete location and directional reports for comparison with the reported data at multiple locations. The multiple comparisons are used to assess the relative accuracy of the positional telematics system. The reported location may be a GPS location or from another positioning system.
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1. A computer-implemented method for determining accuracy of vehicular positional data, the method comprising:
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receiving a first location dataset from a first positioning device associated with a first vehicle, the first location dataset identifying a first plurality of locations of the first vehicle generated by the first positioning device while the first vehicle traverses a route, wherein the first positioning device includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver; storing the received first location dataset in a memory of a computing device; retrieving a second location dataset identifying a second plurality of locations along the route; calculating a plurality of location accuracies, wherein each location accuracy is based on one of a plurality of location differences, wherein each location difference is a difference between one of the first plurality of locations and a corresponding location of the second plurality of locations; calculating a mean accuracy of the first positioning device by calculating a mean of the plurality of location accuracies; identifying that the first positioning device associated with the first vehicle is not accurate based on the mean accuracy of the first positioning device; and transmitting a notification to the first positioning device associated with the first vehicle, the notification identifying that the first positioning device is not accurate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for determining accuracy of vehicular positional data, the system comprising:
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a communication transceiver that receives a first location dataset from a first positioning device associated with a first vehicle, the first location dataset identifying a first plurality of locations of the first vehicle generated by the first positioning device while the first vehicle traverses a route, wherein the first positioning device includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, wherein the communication transceiver also receives a second location dataset identifying a second plurality of locations along the route; a memory to store instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor causes the processor to; store the received first location dataset in the memory, calculate a plurality of location accuracies, wherein each location accuracy is based on one of a plurality of location differences, wherein each location difference is a difference between one of the first plurality of locations and a corresponding location of the second plurality of locations, calculate a mean accuracy of the first positioning device by calculating a mean of the plurality of location accuracies, identify that the first positioning device associated with the first vehicle is not accurate based on the mean accuracy of the first positioning device, and transmit a notification to the first positioning device associated with the first vehicle, the notification identifying that the first positioning device is not accurate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium of a computing device having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor of the computing device to perform a method for determining accuracy of vehicular positional data, the method comprising:
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receiving a first location dataset from a first positioning device associated with a first vehicle, the first location dataset identifying a first plurality of locations of the first vehicle generated by the first positioning device while the first vehicle traverses a route, wherein the first positioning device includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver; storing the received first location dataset in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium of the computing device; retrieving a second location dataset identifying a second plurality of locations along the route; calculating a plurality of location accuracies, wherein each location accuracy is based on one of a plurality of location differences, wherein each location difference is a difference between one of the first plurality of locations and a corresponding location of the second plurality of locations; calculating a mean accuracy of the first positioning device by calculating a mean of the plurality of location accuracies; identifying that the first positioning device associated with the first vehicle is not accurate based on the mean accuracy of the first positioning device; and transmitting a notification to the first positioning device associated with the first vehicle, the notification identifying that the first positioning device is not accurate.
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