Traffic estimation in unobserved network locations using data-driven macroscopic models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2401.17095v1
• Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:21:50 GMT
• Title: Traffic estimation in unobserved network locations using data-driven macroscopic models
• Authors: Pablo Guarda, Sean Qian
• Abstract summary: This paper leverages macroscopic models and multi-source data collected from automatic traffic counters and probe vehicles to accurately estimate traffic flow and travel time in links where these measurements are unavailable. Because MaTE is grounded in macroscopic flow theory, all parameters and variables are interpretable. Experiments on synthetic data show that the model can accurately estimate travel time and traffic flow in out-of-sample links.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: This paper leverages macroscopic models and multi-source spatiotemporal data collected from automatic traffic counters and probe vehicles to accurately estimate traffic flow and travel time in links where these measurements are unavailable. This problem is critical in transportation planning applications where the sensor coverage is low and the planned interventions have network-wide impacts. The proposed model, named the Macroscopic Traffic Estimator (MaTE), can perform network-wide estimations of traffic flow and travel time only using the set of observed measurements of these quantities. Because MaTE is grounded in macroscopic flow theory, all parameters and variables are interpretable. The estimated traffic flow satisfies fundamental flow conservation constraints and exhibits an increasing monotonic relationship with the estimated travel time. Using logit-based stochastic traffic assignment as the principle for routing flow behavior makes the model fully differentiable with respect to the model parameters. This property facilitates the application of computational graphs to learn parameters from vast amounts of spatiotemporal data. We also integrate neural networks and polynomial kernel functions to capture link flow interactions and enrich the mapping of traffic flows into travel times. MaTE also adds a destination choice model and a trip generation model that uses historical data on the number of trips generated by location. Experiments on synthetic data show that the model can accurately estimate travel time and traffic flow in out-of-sample links. Results obtained using real-world multi-source data from a large-scale transportation network suggest that MaTE outperforms data-driven benchmarks, especially in travel time estimation. The estimated parameters of MaTE are also informative about the hourly change in travel demand and supply characteristics of the transportation network.

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