Transport & Mobility
An activity-based approach for surveying and modelling travel behaviour
Activity-based transportation models have set the standard for modelling travel demand. The main concept behind these models is that travel demand is derived from activities that individuals and households need or wish to perform. This project attempted to introduce computer-aided instruments (GPS and computer-aided services) when conducting travel behaviour surveys, thereby allowing activity data to be collected over a long period of time. To this end, VITO introduced a vehicle embedded data logger (“VEDETT”) that monitored travel behaviour using GPS, with all data sent to a central server via GPRS transmission.
Period
Customer
- Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology
Partners
- IMOB (UHasselt)
- VUB
- TUEindhoven
Researchers
- Leen Govaerts
- Tobias Denys
- Bart Beusen
- Carolien Beckx
- Luc Int Panis
- Steven Broekx
Reports/publications
- Paper
Bart Beusen, Steven Broekx, Tobias Denys, Carolien Beckx, Bart Degraeuwe, Maarten Gijsbers, Kristof Scheepers, Leen Govaerts, Rudi Torfs, Luc Int Panis, Using on-board logging devices to study the longer-term impact of an eco-driving course, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Volume 14, Issue 7, October 2009, Pages 514-520.
- Paper
Carolien Beckx, Luc Int Panis, Davy Janssens, Geert Wets, Applying activity-travel data for the assessment of vehicle exhaust emissions: Application of a GPS-enhanced data collection tool, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Volume 15, Issue 2, March 2010, Pages 117-122.
Contact:
Carolien Beckx
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