Why is vehicle traffic data so important?
Vehicle traffic data is a valuable source of information for various stakeholders, such as active travel departments, road authorities, transport planners, engineers, businesses, and researchers. It can help to monitor the performance of the road network, identify congestion patterns, plan for future infrastructure needs, evaluate the impact of policies and interventions, and support economic and environmental analysis.
Vehicle traffic data is collected by different methods, such as sensors embedded in the road surface, cameras, drones, mobile devices, or surveys. The data can provide information on the volume, speed, and classification of vehicles by hour of day, week, month, or year. It can also be used to estimate travel time, origin-destination patterns, vehicle occupancy, fuel consumption, emissions, and road safety indicators.
Vehicle traffic data is essential for understanding the current and future trends of mobility and transport in a given area. It can help to improve the efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of the road system, as well as the quality of life and well-being of the users. Vehicle traffic data is also a key input for developing and testing new technologies and innovations in the field of intelligent transportation systems.
Civic Integrated Solutions are industry leaders in collecting, analysing and visualising traffic data. Our proprietary software, Ipsum-Traffic, is installed in multiple cities around the world including Europe, USA and Australia. Ipsum-Traffic gives the user access to real-time data for several vehicle classes including pedestrian, bicycle, motorbike, car, van, small truck and large truck / bus, displaying the data for count, classification, speed, gap, headway and queue. The software allows the user to generate colorful and informative reports which are easily incorporated into presentations or business case proposals.
For more information on Ipsum-Traffic or to find a local distributer, please contact info@civic.ie.