Traffic Information of the Highest Quality

TrafficScience produces reliable, high-quality real-time and historical traffic information, suitable for a range of applications and users. Our patented FVD^® technology gives us a distinct advantage in providing detailed information that covers wide geographic territories - often nationally - at a lower cost than was previously possible. To our partners, our software platform is the basis for their applications, generating new and increased revenue streams.

The Software Platform

TrafficScience operates on a COLLECT » DETECT » PUBLISH model.

• COLLECT: Taking data from multiple sources
  Data about the movement of mobile phones and vehicles is sourced from cellular networks, vehicle fleets, fixed sensor networks and government agencies. ITIS pioneered the use of Floating Vehicle Data (FVD^®) from cellular networks, and it is key to us being able to offer traffic information with the greatest geographic coverage.


• DETECT: Adding value to the data
  The complex analysis performed within TrafficScience results in comprehensive high-quality information about traffic flows – both real-time and historical. Accurate prediction of traffic flows is vital in providing information that users trust.


• PUBLISH: Providing data in the form needed by diverse applications
  We work with public and commercial organisations to provide data to them in precisely the way they need to be able to further increase the value of the data in the applications those organisations build and use to deliver enhanced services to their customers. We work with partners to help them develop applications that use TrafficScience information, and in some cases develop applications directly for end customers.

Product Architecture

Go to the Resources section find out more about the architecture of TrafficScience.

Sources of Data

TrafficScience uses ITIS’ patented Floating Vehicle Data (FVD^®) technology, which collects anonymous location data from devices travelling within mobile phone networks and GPS enabled fleets. This data can be collected over a wide area – typically nationally – and allows road network operators to monitor real time traffic information over far greater geographic areas and monitor much smaller classes of road than can be done with fixed-sensor systems.

While FVD^® technology is accurate enough to be used by itself, TrafficScience can combine FVD^® data from other sources such as traditional fixed sensor equipment and journalistic information from eye witness reports. This rich data set can be analysed to produce traffic information of great precision and accuracy.

ITIS’ FVD^® data collection does not require any fixed roadside equipment and as a result, the cost to install and maintain TrafficScience is significantly reduced vs. fixed equipment. The timeliness and quality of traffic information for road users and road network operators is significantly improved.