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GIS and traffic data used in a traffic hackathon

Edwin Kools

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ABOUT THE HACKATHON



150 PARTICIPANTS - 48 HOURS

• Encourage innovation, use of new technologies and data• More insight in the transportation system• Link with tech and data communities• Toronto to become leader in big transportation data

initiatives• Make Toronto a better place

City of Toronto goals


• Which links (intersections) are the most congested?• Which links (intersections) are the most unreliable?• Which ones are getting worse fastest?• What was the impact to other corridors with the Gardiner

closure?• Do lane closures increase the chance of collisions?• When and where does the most impacting non-recurring

congestion occur?

City of Toronto challenges


City of Toronto goals

• Better understand transportation in Toronto• Make better use of data• Use available and unknown data sources• Turn this data into information

• Models• GIS


TomTom goals

• Raise general awareness of richness and availability of traffic data

• Showcase TomTom traffic content and expertise• Showcase quality and usability of TomTom APIs and GIS

data• Collaborate with City of Toronto


TOMTOM DATA


TomTom dynamic routing


Real-time TomTom Traffic


TomTom map tiles


TomTom hotspots


TomTom historical travel times


HACKATHON SOLUTIONS


Hackathon solutions

• Correlation found between parking violations and historical bottleneck data



Hackathon solutions

• Traffic signal optimisation

Hackathon solutions

• Traffic signal optimisation


Hackathon solutions

• Feasibility of rerouting buses during peak hours


Hackathon solutions

• Event management: Travel times during PanAm Games


Hackathon solutions

• Mapping incidents


Hackathon solutions

• Travel time analysis


Hackathon solutions

• App: earn rewards for avoiding peaks


Hackathon solutions

• Bottleneck analysis


Hackathon solutions

• 3rd place: analysis of the walkability of streets


Hackathon solutions

• 2nd place: Traffic/commute forecast (based on historical traffic counts, time of day, day of week and weather)


Hackathon solutions

• Winners: analysis of the reliability of Toronto’s commutes


CONCLUSIONS


Conclusions• Combining and merging data is valuable• Innovation and creative solutions• Focus on spatial data (traffic is spatial)• A good weekend for all

– Participants– City of Toronto– TomTom


SEE YOU AT THE NEXT TRAFFIC HACKATHON!


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GIS and traffic data used in a traffic hackathon - Esriproceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/proc16/papers/455_394.pdf · GIS and traffic data used in a traffic hackathon Author: