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Chapter 13
Intermodal Mobility Assistance
for Megacities
Esra Acar, Marco Lützenberger and Marius Schulz
Abstract
In this chapter, we present an approach to utilize means of transportation
in a more effective and sustainable fashion in order to increase the quality of life
in cities and to contribute to global environmental objectives. We describe a travel
assistance system that proposes intermodal traveling options which are tailored to
drivers' needs. Different information channels are integrated in the system. One of
these channels is information derived from video analysis. This analysis is based
on a macroscopic approach using particular features extracted from video snapshots
periodically captured from static traffic surveillance cameras. The video analysis
approach is evaluated on 254 highway traffic videos of the UCSD dataset and achieves
an accuracy of 94.90 %. Finally, running at 15 frames per second on average, the
approach is also appropriate for real-time video analysis, without requiring a special
purpose computer. In addition, a routing system based on a dynamically chang-
ing map has been developed in order to provide fast and reliable routing solutions.
It integrates the information from all channels into one world view and takes these
into account when searching for routes through a city.
A Drive to Work
“Suzanne! Hurry up, we are already late,” Steven shouted. Every morning the same
routine! Every morning after breakfast, Steven would go outside to get the car ready.
And every morning, he had to wait for his wife who suddenly remembered something
'urgent' that she had to do before coming out as well. “You know I have this meeting
at work this morning, so stop stalling and get out here! I also have to drop off Clara
at her office, so that will take even longer today!” Steven starred at the front door
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