Basic characteristics of floating car data from the perspective of traffic loss during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Data from floating vehicles is a modern technology and can be another source of data. There is a free data source available in the Czech Republic, which is relatively new. The addressed source of data from floating vehicles covers the whole Czech Republic, which is a promising source for future use e.g. in transport planning in logistics, estimation of travel times and other related issues. For this reason, it is appropriate to examine the qualitative parameters of the data to see if they characterize the traffic stream. The present paper deals with the size of the processed data. Furthermore, the paper compares the data quality and coverage. January data for four subsequent years was used. The period of the COVID19 pandemic, when traffic declined, was included. Finally, data from selected highways are compared and the period covered is evaluated.

Afraid to travel after COVID-19? Self-protection, coping and resilience against pandemic ‘travel fear’

“…Durante estos meses también hubo restricciones a la circulación de personas en la República Checa. (Purkrábková & Hrubeš, 2023) La reciente pandemia mundial de SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) ha cambiado la forma en que viven las personas, cómo acceden a bienes y servicios y cómo realizan diversas actividades. En el caso del transporte público, ha habido preocupaciones de salud sobre la posible propagación a los usuarios del transporte y al personal del servicio de transporte, lo que llevó a las agencias de transporte a tomar decisiones sobre el servicio, por ejemplo, si reducir o cerrar temporalmente los servicios.…”