Principal Investigator(s): Walter Lucman
Current Researchers: Andrei Krotkov,Christopher Felix,George Moomau,John Edmonds
Project Write-up:
 This research explores an approach to making traffic management systems more interactive and intuitive via dynamic 3D visualization. Our effort used a combination of OpenGL and other modeling techniques to develop a scalable, highly interactive 3D model using available GIS data and other transportation data sets. Our system interacts with real-time traffic databases to show animated traffic (volume and speed) along with weather data, and incident data (accident locations, lane closures, responding agencies, vehicles involved, etc.). The program also allows users to monitor and interact with traffic control devices such as Dynamic Message Signs, CCTV traffic cameras, traffic sensors, and even view the location of State Vehicles equipped with GPS transceivers. The prototype system that we developed is currently operational for the entire state of Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Since the system uses standard GIS data and relatively standard transportation databases to derive traffic measures, the system is scalable to other states and agencies. Click on the links below to view pre-generated videos of the prototype software in action.
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