5. CONCLUSION
The application of GPS in traffic analysis is proving to be the most effective solution compared to other existing traffic management methods like safety cameras, human inspection, speed governors and tachographs.
Mapping of situational road traffic speed at any given time brings out the desired geographic patterns and relationships which are fundamental decision making tools for traffic management.
The current complicated traffic networks, traffic speed and the huge number of the traffic participants, requires digital and automatic methods of data capture as the only best solutions to traffic control.
The application of GPS technology in traffic data collection gives a detailed study of traffic conditions with an additional provision of better historical repository for road traffic data for other future analysis.
The research resulted in the development of a model for GPS system with road mapping for traffic analysis.
This is a major contribution towards automation of traffic management and analysis for any given country.
Additionally, two algorithms have been developed in the course of the study i.e. the Speed of Traffic Algorithm and the Road Usage Pattern Algorithm, both of which are vital towards the analysis of traffic conditions on any given road segment and region.
Automatic email alerts on speeding drivers also provide better and clearer evidence to any Traffic Police Department as opposed to the speed governors and tachograph options.
The results from the GPS traffic analysis show considerable variations in both the scope