Animation and visualization of traffic data analytics in a dashboard presentation of a roadway performance measurement system

摘要

Animation and visualization of roadway performance analytics in a dashboard presentation in an integrated performance measurement system comprises analyzing collected traffic data to generate measured congestion information that reflects current conditions in one or more links, segments, or corridors comprising a roadway. The measured congestion information is presented in one or more sets of indicia on a graphical user interface so that current congestion conditions can be viewed and analyzed by a user. The measured congestion information is represented as gauges displaying percentage increases or decreases relative to a particular time, as animated maps showing a selectable set of current congestion conditions, as one or more graphs of current congestion conditions over time, as chart-based displays of costs and causes of current congestion conditions, and a data feed listing textual live updates.

主权项

1. A method of presenting roadway congestion performance information to a user, comprising:
collecting traffic-related data representative of one or more characteristics of performance of traffic on a roadway and applying the collected traffic-related data to a plurality of data processing modules configured to analyze the one or more characteristics of performance of traffic on a roadway to generate measured congestion data representing a plurality of congestion data metrics for traffic management decision-making; converting the measured congestion data into sets of indicia in response to user selections on a graphical user interface in a computing environment, the sets of indicia configured to enable a visualized representation of the measured congestion data over time, the plurality of congestion data metrics including traffic congestion, vehicular demand, incident information, and work zone information on a segment of a roadway selected by the user; and rendering the sets of indicia as visualized representations of the plurality of congestion data metrics on the graphical user interface, the sets of indicia including a one or more gauges, an animated map configured to show different current congestion conditions and different animations in a playback mode over a specified period of time when so selected by a user, a graphical timeline, at least one cost chart representing costs consumed, a causes chart representing one or more causes of traffic congestion, and a textual data feed providing real-time congestion information for the roadway.