Development of CMS monitoring procedures

Final report Feb 1997-Apr 1998PDFResearch PaperFHWA/LA-314State project 736-99-0450LTRC research project 97-7SSGlobal Positioning SystemGeographic information systemsTravel timeTraffic surveillanceCongestion management systemsTraffic congestionLouisianaLouisiana Transportation Research CenterQuiroga, C. A.Bullock, D.Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Remote Sensing and Image Processing LaboratoryPurdue University. School of Civil EngineeringLouisiana Transportation Research CenterUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Louisiana DivisionNTL-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMSNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSNTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-CongestionNTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLSUS Transportation CollectionThis report describes a set of CMS monitoring procedures, collectively called Travel Time with GPS (TTG), which can be implemented on low cost, commonly available PCs. The main contribution is a GPS-GIS methodology which can be used by district engineers, city traffic officials, and MPO planners to conduct travel time studies and monitor congestionmat various levels of resolution (from system to local)