A data-based framework for automatic road network generation of multi-modal transport micro-simulation

Abstract

<abstract> <p>In microscopic traffic simulation, the fidelity of the road network model has a significant impact on the difference between the simulation and the actual urban traffic state. Accurately matching data on the simulated road network and the surroundings has become a central concern in traffic simulation research. This study provides a multi-source data-based framework for automatic road network generation (ARNG) to address the issue of manual procedures in the creation of the simulated road network and surroundings. First, the proposed method of fusion and matching of diverse road network data is used to acquire the basic road network information, and the combining of the features of different road network data can enhance the authenticity of the basic road network. Second, a multi-modal simulation road network is developed based on multi-modal traffic operation data to serve as the simulation operation's foundational environment. To address the requirements of the dynamic evolution of the simulated road network, an editor for the dynamic road network is built based on spatial closest neighbor matching. The case study illustrates the process of building the simulated road network and environment in the old city zone of Suzhou. Real-world examples demonstrate that the data-based ARNG approach provided in this study is highly automatic and scalable.</p> </abstract>