Handheld Travel Survey Technology
to Supplement In-Vehicle Tracking
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PROJECT TEAM [ back to top ]
M. G. McNally <mmcnally@uci.edu>
Elizabeth Geho, Graduate Student Researcher
Yu Zhang, Graduate Student Researcher

Institute of Transportation Studies and
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-3600 USA

Funded by a grant from the University of California Transportation Center (UCTC).

September 1, 2002 through August 31, 2003

PROJECT ABSTRACT [ back to top ]
An experimental shared-use station car program using electric vehicles is being implemented in association with several public and private sector organizations in Irvine, CA. The goal of this program is to demonstrate the potential of linking shared-use electric vehicles with conventional line-haul public transit services to provide automobile-like accessibility at the ends of the commute trip. The decision to travel with the shared-use vehicles can be understood only through examining the process of how participants schedule activities before and after shared-use vehicles become a travel option. To address this need, GPS-based in-vehicle tracking technologies are being utilized with web-based travel surveys. It is proposed to supplement this survey approach with a GPS-based handheld device to track travel and activity when not using program vehicles. The handheld device continuously records and stores spatial position, dumping this data via a wireless link to the in-vehicle device when completing activities. In conjunction with current program technologies and as a stand-alone technology, the handheld technology will be assessed relative to its efficacy in the acquisition of comprehensive data on daily travel and activities, while minimizing user effort and inconvenience. These devices will also be evaluated as a means of providing remote access to reservation systems and as keyless access to program vehicles.
RESEARCH APPROACH [ back to top ]
  • Task 1. Review of Literature and Technologies
  • Task 2. Lab and Field Analysis of Handheld Functionality
  • Task 3. Demonstrate Interoperability With In-vehicle TRACER EDCUs
  • Task 4. Evaluation and Analysis of Integrated System
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Last Updated: November 20, 2002 [ back to top ]
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