Fleet Dispostion Systems with Vehicle Probe Data

Abstract

Experiences in congested urban areas show that on about ¼ of the days of a year the traffic develops surprisingly. That’s due to unpredictable events as accidents or weather extremes and to partially planned events with hardly calculable effects as sport events and construction sites. It is Therefore worth to dispose vehicle fleets traffic actuated. For this one needs a comprehensive traffic situation report. Vehicle probes, which are featured with positioning equipment and mobile communication, are particularly suitable to gain such a traffic situation report. A system that is used for route calculation and traffic analysis in many cities in Germany as well as in metropolitan areas in China, using taxis as data collectors is introduced. Accessibility analysis and monitoring of selected roads are possible as well as supplying broadcast stations for digital traffic information. The output of information in navigation system as using fleet disposition with applications in city logistics are exemplified and shown in the context of systems for fleet disposition for specific businesses.