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Abt Associates Inc.
Abt SRBI Conducting First Fully GPS-Based Household Travel Survey in U.S.
January 9th, 2009
The Ohio Department of Transportation has commissioned Abt SRBI to conduct the nation's first Global Positioning Satellite System (GPS)-based household travel survey. This demonstration project is intended to improve accuracy of trip reporting compared to traditional paper diary methods while reducing respondent burden. Travel demand forecasting statistically models household travel survey data to generate estimates of household member trips by highway, public transit, and other modes in urban areas. These models are then used for roadway design, development of public transit alternatives, and air quality conformity analyses. This ground-breaking...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-01-09)
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