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Performance Metrics for Freeway Sensors

Last Modified Date: 5/17/2005

Purdue University’s Joint Transportation Research Program has released a report that examines several sensor data quality control issues.  The report documents inconsistency in data quality provided by different detection technologies and includes recommendations for improving construction and configuration procedures.  The report also highlights several simple performance metrics that transportation agencies can use to assess the quality of traffic data and sustain that quality over time.



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