Data collection to become more mobile?

Atkins director Anan Allos sees mobile phone data becoming a significant source of good quality data for traffic modellers

Atkins director Anan Allos sees mobile phone data becoming a significant source of good quality data for traffic modellers

According to Anan Allos, a director at consultant Atkins, the way that modelling data is collected could soon change dramatically as the collection of mobile phone data in part replaces more traditional methods of collection, such as roadside interviews. “You have to give 11 weeks’ notice to get people like the police and HA onboard,” he explains, referring to roadside interviews (or RSIs) and the problems associated with them. “And if you need to make any change,...

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