Improving digital maps through GPS data processing

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2009

Authors

Tiago R. M. Freitas (Author) Other; António Coelho (Author) FEUP; Rosaldo J. F. Rossetti (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2009 12TH INTERNATIONAL IEEE CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITSC 2009)

Pages: 480-485

12th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems

St Louis, MO, OCT 04-07, 2009

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Computer and information sciences

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Technology > Graphic techniques > Computer graphics

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Authenticus ID: P-003-SHY

DOI: 10.1109/itsc.2009.5309537

Abstract (EN): Personal Navigation Assistants (PNA) depend on updated digital maps for correctly positioning and route guiding users. As updating digital maps by the usual means is a highly expensive and time consuming task, GPS points gathered by existing navigation devices can be used to compare the existing real road network with the digital one. This paper describes an approach to update digital maps through the use of GPS points obtained during users' journeys as a means to identify map incongruence. Detection of new roads and roundabouts are presented with an explanation of the problem and a sample of the results.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6