A Big Data Framework for Analysis of Traffic Data in Italian Highways

Abstract

The analysis of traffic data can provide decision-makers with invaluable information. Despite the availability of methodologies specifically oriented to processing this kind of data and extract knowledge from them, few tools provide a rich set of functionalities tailored to traffic analysis in large-scale, stream-like contexts. In this paper we aim to fill this gap, by introducing an exploratory framework supporting the analysis of massive stream traffic data by either OLAP-like exploration or by resorting to advanced data mining techniques.