Data driven adaptive traffic simulation of an expressway

Ubiquitous data from a variety of sources such as smart phones, vehicles equipped with GPS receivers and fixed sensors makes it an exciting time for the implementation of several Advanced Traffic Information and Management Systems (ATMS). Leveraging this data for current traffic state estimation along with short term predictions of traffic flow can have far reaching implications for the next generation of Intelligent Transportation Services (ITS). In this paper, we present our proof-of-concept of such a data driven traffic simulation for the short term prediction and control of traffic flow by simulating a real world expressway through dynamic ramp-metering.