POSITION ACCURACY TESTING SYSTEM

摘要

Accuracy of a positioning device may be determined without requiring the device to be at any specific location, such as a test location. Instead of comparing the reported location and directional data to a known location and directional data, the present technology may use multiple discrete location and directional reports for comparison with the reported data at multiple locations. The multiple comparisons are used to assess the relative accuracy of the positional telematics system. The reported location may be a GPS location or from another positioning system.

主权项

1. A method for determining accuracy of positional data, the method comprising:
receiving positional data points retrieved for from a first positioning device associated with a first vehicle, the first positioning device to generate the positional data while the first vehicle traverses a first roadway; storing the received positional data in a memory of a computing device; identifying one or more positional data points from the received positional data, the one or more positional data points generated at one or more locations along the first roadway; calculating one or more difference values between the identified one or more positional data points and one or more average data points, the average data points based at least partially on averages previously calculated from past positional data from a plurality of past vehicles; identifying that the first positioning device associated with a first vehicle is likely not performing as intended based on the calculated one or more difference values; and transmitting a notification to the first positioning device associated with a first vehicle, the notification identifying that the first positioning device is likely not performing as intended.