Transportation Systems Planning and Management

  1. Data Collection and Analysis in Transportation
    1. Types of Transportation Data
      1. Socio-Economic Data
        1. Population and Demographics
          1. Income and Employment
            1. Household Characteristics
            2. Land Use Data
              1. Zoning and Land Use Patterns
                1. Development Density
                  1. Activity Centers
                  2. Network and Infrastructure Data
                    1. Roadway Inventory
                      1. Transit Network Characteristics
                        1. Facility Conditions
                        2. Travel Behavior Data
                          1. Trip Purpose and Frequency
                            1. Mode Choice Patterns
                              1. Travel Times and Distances
                              2. Traffic Operations Data
                                1. Traffic Volume
                                  1. Speed and Travel Time
                                    1. Density and Occupancy
                                      1. Turning Movements
                                      2. Safety Data
                                        1. Crash Records
                                          1. Incident Reports
                                            1. Severity and Location Data
                                          2. Data Collection Methods
                                            1. Surveys
                                              1. Household Travel Surveys
                                                1. Stated Preference Surveys
                                                  1. Revealed Preference Surveys
                                                    1. On-board Transit Surveys
                                                      1. Roadside Intercept Surveys
                                                      2. Manual Counts
                                                        1. Pedestrian and Bicycle Counts
                                                          1. Vehicle Counts
                                                            1. Classification Counts
                                                            2. Automated Data Collection
                                                              1. Traffic Sensors
                                                                1. Inductive Loops
                                                                  1. Radar Detectors
                                                                    1. Video Analytics
                                                                      1. Pneumatic Tubes
                                                                      2. GPS and Mobile Phone Data
                                                                        1. Automatic Vehicle Location
                                                                          1. Automated Fare Collection Systems
                                                                            1. Bluetooth and WiFi Tracking
                                                                          2. Data Management and Analysis
                                                                            1. Geographic Information Systems for Transportation
                                                                              1. Spatial Data Integration
                                                                                1. Mapping and Visualization
                                                                                  1. Network Analysis
                                                                                  2. Database Management
                                                                                    1. Data Storage and Retrieval
                                                                                      1. Data Quality Assurance
                                                                                        1. Data Integration
                                                                                        2. Descriptive Statistics
                                                                                          1. Measures of Central Tendency
                                                                                            1. Measures of Dispersion
                                                                                              1. Correlation Analysis
                                                                                              2. Data Visualization
                                                                                                1. Charts and Graphs
                                                                                                  1. Thematic Maps
                                                                                                    1. Dashboard Development

                                                                                                Previous

                                                                                                2. The Transportation Planning Process

                                                                                                Go to top

                                                                                                Next

                                                                                                4. Transportation Demand Forecasting