Abstract

We present ongoing work on developing an automated data integration system for intrametropolitan freight flow analysis and planning. To overcome the limitations of current estimation methods for commodity flows, we use reliable secondary sources, including smallarea employment data, and derive estimates in a plausible way by means of a computational workflow. When available, we extract the data automatically from online sources, so that the system maintains the estimations continuously updated. This project will allow planners and policymakers to make more informed decisions by accessing the most recent data from many sources and enhance the ability to explore different scenarios.

Date

May 19, 2002

Authors

Jose Luis Ambite, Genevieve Giuliano, Peter Gordon, Qisheng Pan, Sandipan Bhattacharjee

Journal

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volume

129

Pages

1-12