User Request Traffic Condition Providing System for using Location

Information

Sung-Phil Heo

, Wansu Lim

, Sung-Chul Hur

and Dong-Seong Kim

ICT Convergence Research Center, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi-si, Korea

Department of Electronic Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi-si, Korea

Appomattox Hull Project, Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Geoje-si, Korea

Keywords: Traffic Condition, Location Information, ITS.

Abstract: With respect to traditional method which relates to identifying a traffic state of a particular road from a remote

point, there is a scheme for collecting data sensed by a traffic sensing apparatus of a freeway traffic

management system(FTMS), such as a loop type vehicle detector, which is provided on a road to detect traffic

states, a video type vehicle sensor, Which is configured to identify traffic states on a road through the use of

video photographing, a closed circuit television (CCTV), and an emergency call.. The FTMS is a freeway

intelligent traffic system (ITS) constructed by the Korea Highway Corporation to provide users of a freeway

with exact road information and to manage traffic conditions. However, in order to implement a system for

measuring a speed of a vehicle by using the loop type detection system, installation of a loop coil detector

typically requires earthworks and/or other types of construction, thereby causing delay and/or inconvenience

in transportation during the earthworks and/or construction. Further, in order to collect information, it is

typically necessary to install a separate private cable or to lease a dedicated line. In this paper, we describe a

system for detecting a peripherally located vehicle based on a location of a user or a particular point on a map

which point is selected by a user, so as to be provided with traffic images captured by a smart device installed

in the detected vehicle.

1 INTRODUCTION

Traditional traffic sensing system, it is not possible to

identify an exact speed of a vehicle, i.e., traffic

volume information, at a point where no speed sensor

exists. In order to sense the traffic volume, a large

number of speed sensors should be provided on each

road. As a result, the number of communication lines

increases, and the resultant burden of installation

costs and lease fees for communication increases. The

aforementioned method for using a CCTV camera is

limited, because traffic information can be identified

only at a point where a CCTV camera is provided.

A typical traditional method “System for

Providing Road Traffic Images,” describes detecting

peripherally located vehicles based on location of a

user and purchasing moving images captured in any

one of the detected vehicles. However, this

technology relates to enabling a service server to send

a traffic image purchase request to a multiple number

of vehicles which are located in relatively close

proximity to the user and an intermediate

communication between the user and a vehicle which

first responds to the request.

Accordingly, in the above-described system, it is

not possible to obtain traffic images from a vehicle

which is located at a point selected by the user.

Further, because a certain amount of costs are paid for

provided traffic images, the user may experience

monetary damages resulting from receiving

unnecessary traffic images.

Smartphones are important part of daily life of

people now. Those provide technology which helps

to make human life simpler, easier, and faster. So the

smartphones are used to provide service for saving

the time by use of application of getting better routes

to travel. Smartphones have several advantages for

data collection in intelligent transportation service

(ITS). ITS of smartphone-based method can have

significantly lower cost and larger coverage

compared to traditional transportation service based

on roadside infrastructures or dedicated on-board

units. The increasing smartphone penetration has also

the potential of providing a huge traffic probe base.

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Heo, S-P., Lim, W., Hur, S-C. and Kim, D-S.

User Request Trafﬁc Condition Providing System for using Location Information.

In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2016) - Volume 2, pages 194-198

ISBN: 978-989-758-187-8

In order to address the above-described

conventional problems, we propose a method for

detecting a peripherally located vehicle based on a

location of a user or a particular point on a map which

point is selected by a user, so as to be provided with

traffic images captured by a device installed in the

detected vehicle. An exemplary embodiment also

provides an apparatus which enables a user to directly

select a vehicle, from which traffic images are

provided.

2 TRAFFIC INFORMATION

PROVIDING SYSTEM BASED

ON USER REQUEST

In the traditional traffic information providing

systems which are working on the similar concept of

traffic detection and management, different

approaches are used as sensors, GPS, social

networking etc. In the method of using sensor, the

sensor is mounted simply on the signal poles or

placed alongside the roads where they sense the

vehicles passing by the mounted sensors. The data

collected by system using these sensors is then

utilized to provide users information about the traffic

conditions and suggesting routes to manage the traffic.

The LBS (Location Based Services) gives the

geographical location of devices executing

application and provide the services based on the

information of location. LBS gives the real time

location. So it can be used to get the real time traffic

on the routes and avoid the jams.

Use of social networking is the new emerging

field. As the number of people using social

networking sites are increasing day by day, this

method can become a successful way to provide

traffic updates to them. Drivers will post about the

traffic conditions of roads.

A user directly may select one of the detected

vehicles to request traffic images, such that traffic

states relating to the corresponding point can be

identified and/or described in detail. A certain amount

of costs may be paid to the driver of a vehicle

providing traffic images, such that the driver may

obtain additional income. Furthermore, providing and

using traffic images can be promoted, for example,

via advertisement and/or public service

announcement. In case of occurrence of an

emergency circumstance, such as, for example, a

traffic accident or a vehicle violating the traffic rules,

traffic images captured from a peripheral vehicle may

be provided to a related organization such that the

captured traffic images may be used for news

reporting or evidence.

Figure 1 is proposed system configuration for

providing traffic information by using location

information. The system is made up user device,

vehicle device, and a traffic information providing

server.

Figure 1: Overview of proposed system.

The user device may include an application which

provides traffic images to a user of the user device.

An icon or menu form corresponding to the

application is displayed on the screen of the device.

When the user selects the icon or menu, the

application provides traffic images. Hereinafter, the

operation of the user device to provide traffic images

via activation of the application installed in the user

device will be described.

Once the application is activated, the user device

requests a traffic image service from the traffic image

providing server via a network connection. In

particular, the user device may send information

relating to a location of the user device, such as,

global positioning system (GPS) coordinate-based

location information, cell-based location information,

WiFi-based location information, or any other

suitable type of location information, to the traffic

image providing server.

Figure 2 is a flow chart which illustrates a process

for providing traffic images.

The vehicle device displays the traffic image

request of the user device on the screen, and sends a

selection of the driver in response to the traffic image

request, i.e., selection information relating to an

indication of acceptance of the traffic image request

or information relating to an indication of refusal of

the traffic image request to the traffic image

providing server.

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Figure 2: Flow chart of proposed system.

If the driver accepts the traffic image request, the

device captures the periphery of the vehicle for a

predetermined period of time. For example, if the

driver accepts the traffic image request, the vehicle

device captures the periphery of the vehicle.

Thereafter, the vehicle device sends the captured

traffic images to the traffic image providing server.

3 MECHNISM OF TRAFFIC

CONDITION PROVIDING

SYSTEM

Now days GPS is used mostly in the applications that

work on location based services. GPS technology is

easily available on the mobiles. This technology used

along with mobile network in smart phones gives

better accuracy than other methods. It gives location

in few seconds and has better coverage.

A server for providing a traffic image to a user

device includes a location information receiving unit

which receives information relating to a respective

location of each of a plurality of vehicles. A location

management unit which receives information relating

to a particular area from a user device, and which

detects at least one vehicle located within the

particular area based on the location information.

An information sending unit which sends

information relating to the at least one detected

vehicle to the user device, an image requesting unit

which receives information relating to a vehicle

selected from among the at least one detected vehicle

from the user device, and which requests, from a

device installed in the selected vehicle, transmission

of a traffic image of the selected vehicle, and an

image providing unit which receives the image and

which provides the traffic image to the user device.

The vehicle device displays the traffic image

request of the user device on the screen, and sends a

selection of the driver in response to the traffic image

request, i.e., selection information relating to an

indication of acceptance of the traffic image request

or information relating to an indication of refusal of

the traffic image request to the traffic image

providing server. If the driver accepts the traffic

image request, the device captures the periphery of

the vehicle for a predetermined period of time. For

example, if the driver accepts the traffic image

request, the vehicle device captures the periphery of

the vehicle. Thereafter, the vehicle device sends the

captured traffic images to the traffic image providing

server.

Figure 3 is a block diagram which illustrates a

configuration of a device for providing traffic images,

according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 4 is a

block diagram which illustrates a configuration of a

traffic image providing server for providing.

According to the above-described aspects of the

exemplary embodiments, it is possible to detect

peripherally located vehicles based on a location of a

user or a particular point on a map which is selected

by a user. A user directly may select one of the

detected vehicles to request traffic images, such that

traffic states relating to the corresponding point can

be identified and/or described in detail.

A certain amount of costs may be paid to the

driver of a vehicle providing traffic images, such that

the driver may obtain additional income. Furthermore,

providing and using traffic images can be promoted,

for example, via advertisement and/ or public service

announcement.

In case of occurrence of an emergency

circumstance, such as, for example, a traffic accident

or a vehicle violating the traffic rules, traffic images

captured from a peripheral vehicle may be provided

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to a related organization such that the captured traffic

images may be used for news reporting or evidence.

Figure 3, 4: Block diagram of location information sending

and providing unit.

Figure 5 is a view which illustrates coordinate

information relating to points on a map of a user

device that corresponds to comers of a screen,

according to an exemplary embodiment.

Figure 5: Illustrates coordinate information relating to

points on a map of a user device.

Figure 6 is illustrated a traffic information

request-related interface which is displayed on a user

device. Figure 7 is illustrated a screen shot of a

vehicle device.

Figure 6: illustrated a traffic information request-related

interface.

Figure 7: Vehicle device.

4 CONCLUSIONS

Smartphones have several advantages for data

collection in intelligent transportation service (ITS).

ITS of smartphone-based method can have

significantly lower cost and larger coverage

compared to traditional transportation service based

on roadside infrastructures or dedicated on-board

units. The increasing smartphone penetration has also

the potential of providing a huge traffic probe base.

In this paper, we described a system for detecting

a peripherally located vehicle based on a location of

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a user or a particular point on a map which point was

selected by a user, so as to be provided with traffic

images captured by a smart device installed in the

detected vehicle.

A server for providing a traffic image to a user

device includes a location information receiving unit

which receives information relating to a respective

location of each of a plurality of vehicles, a location

management unit which receives information relating

to a particular area from a user device, and which

detects at least one vehicle located within the

particular area based on the location information. An

information sending unit which sends information

relating to the at least one detected vehicle to the user

device, an image requesting unit which receives

information relating to a vehicle selected from among

the at least one detected vehicle from the user device,

and which requests, from a device installed in the

selected vehicle, transmission of a traffic image of the

selected vehicle, and an image providing unit Which

receives the image and which provides the traffic

image to the user device.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This research was supported by 'Software

Convergence Cluster Program', through the Ministry of

Science, ICT and Future Planning (2015-GSWC-16).

This research was supported by the MSIP

(Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning),

Korea, under the C-ITRC (Convergence Information

Technology Research Center) (IITP-2015-H8601-15-

1011) supervised by the IITP (Institute for

Information & communications Technology

Promotion)

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