A Framework for Automated Junction Monitoring

Rodrigo Sasse David, Kristian Torp, Mahmoud Attia Sakr, Esteban Zimányi

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Abstract

Monitoring roundabouts and signalized intersections in a road network is important, e.g., to reduce travel time and greenhouse gas emissions. The monitoring of such junctions is a challenging problem, and current approaches mainly use high-cost solutions for a selected few. In this work, we present a framework for the automated identification and monitoring of all junctions in a road network. The framework utilizes detailed trajectory data or high-level segment-based data to compute travel time and energy consumption for all turn directions. These metrics are then aggregated per junction to enable a fair comparison between roundabouts and intersections. The aggregated metric is used to provide an overview of all junctions and to pinpoint those performing poorly. An analysis of 1,394 junctions using 334,081 trajectories quantifies the different benefits of roundabouts and intersections, e.g., the travel time in roundabouts varies little, and turns are 21% to 155% more energy-consuming than going straight in intersections. Further, the aggregated junction metric makes it simple to monitor all analyzed junctions and detect the worst-performing. The analysis also clearly shows the benefits of trajectory data over segment-based data for junction monitoring.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSIGSPATIAL '24: Proceedings of the 32nd ACM International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems
Number of pages10
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publication date2024
Pages304-313
ISBN (Electronic)979-8-4007-1107-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event
SIGSPATIAL '24: The 32nd ACM International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems
- Atlanta GA, United States
Duration: 29 Oct 20241 Nov 2024

Conference

Conference
SIGSPATIAL '24: The 32nd ACM International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta GA
Period29/10/202401/11/2024

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