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Probabilistic map-matching using particle filters

Machine Learning 2016-11-30 v1

Abstract

Increasing availability of vehicle GPS data has created potentially transformative opportunities for traffic management, route planning and other location-based services. Critical to the utility of the data is their accuracy. Map-matching is the process of improving the accuracy by aligning GPS data with the road network. In this paper, we propose a purely probabilistic approach to map-matching based on a sequential Monte Carlo algorithm known as particle filters. The approach performs map-matching by producing a range of candidate solutions, each with an associated probability score. We outline implementation details and thoroughly validate the technique on GPS data of varied quality.

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@article{arxiv.1611.09706,
  title  = {Probabilistic map-matching using particle filters},
  author = {Kira Kempinska and Toby Davies and John Shawe-Taylor},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.09706},
  year   = {2016}
}

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Proceedings of GISRUK 2016 conference

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