Visualizing Performance Measures with Multi-Source Traffic Data

PM: Weihua Zhang

The Jiangsu Zhitong Traffic Technology Ltd. is one of the leading transportation technology companies in China. The company has been working with several major cities on developing innovative transportation solutions and collecting multi-source traffic data to support decision making in transportation design and urban planning. Zhitong was seeking for a breakthrough of traffic data management, analysis and visualization. In this project, Zhitong collaborated with the Smart Transportation Laboratory (STL) at the University of Arizona (UA) to implement innovative approaches to help them achieve their goal. The major objectives of the project are to 1) thoroughly investigate and organize the traffic data managed by Zhitong; 2) produce and deliver useful and understandable traffic information for decision support; and 3) effectively present traffic information with novel visualization techniques.