Testing and validating commercial speed data for cmp los monitoring 20130117

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Brief presentation delivered on Jan. 17, 2013 on the SFCTA's experience comparing commercial speed data to speed data collected using the traditional floating car method

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SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Testing and Validating Commercial Speed Data for CMP LOS Monitoring

The SFCTA’s Experience

Meeting at ACTC

January 17, 2013

2011 CMP Data Approach

LOS Methodology

• Based on mean segment speed for arterials and freeways

Data Collection Methodology

• Floating car used for reported speeds and LOS

• INRIX data analyzed on experimental basis

• Compared to floating car results

• Considered for future implementation

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2011 CMP INRIX Coverage

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SF CMP Network Commercial Data Sample Size

2011 CMP Data Comparison

Findings

• Difference in average speeds throughout CMP network

• Arterials: approx. 5% diff.

• Freeways: <9% diff.

• Indicated that “private commercial data would provide an

equally acceptable data source to meet the requirements

of the CMP legislation.”

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Category

LOS Monitoring

Results

(Floating Car)

INRIX

Arterials (PM) 16.6 mph 17.5 mph

Freeways (PM) 31.4 mph 34.2 mph

2011 CMP Data Comparison

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2011 CMP Data Comparison

Distribution of Differences Between Means

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2011 CMP Weaknesses

Example: Duboce Ave below the Central

Freeway

• Floating Car mean speed: 18.5mph

• INRIX mean speed: 37.0 mph

Other challenging locations for private

commercial data:

• Downtown (canyon effect)

• Low sample size segments

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Thanks Google!

2013 CMP Data Approach

LOS Methodology

• Still using mean segment speed for arterials and freeways

Data Collection Methodology

• INRIX as primary data source

• Limited number of floating car surveys

• Target locations where commercial data is least effective

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Thanks!

Questions?

Daniel Tischler

dan [dot] tischler [at] sfcta [dot] org

(415) 593-1661

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