The possibility of using floating car data to monitor the occurrence of accidents: Initial analysis and results to verify whether it is possible to monitor the occurrence of accidents on the newly accessible data source

Abstract

Today, traffic management is based on traffic data, which must be high quality and reliable. The article deals with a new data source that is available in the Czech Republic. Thanks to this dataset, it is possible to get an overview of a wide road network throughout the whole area of the country. The authors use a broader view of the road network to study the behavior of drivers of floating vehicles in an accident on the main road. The high data coverage promises the ability to monitor traffic spills in the event of an emergency. These data can be used in the future to improve the overview of the current state of traffic and road management.