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SeamlessFlow is a data-driven traffic relief planning platform.
Imagine a bridge that needs to be renovated. This takes a roadway out of the road network, but travellers still need to get to their destinations and will take other routes to do so. This may lead to traffic on roads which are not designed to handle the increased intensity.
Road authorities plan for this by developing 'solution-packets' which aim to reduce traffic congestion during roadwork periods (or beyond). These solutions may include the bettering of cycling infrastructure, or the installation of mobility hubs, to try and make alternative modes of transport more attractive. Many solutions exist, but there are budget constraints and it is therefore essential to implement those with the highest positive impact at the most ideal locations.
SeamlessFlow allows planners to create and evaluate solution-packets easily and fast. A process which used to take many months can now be done in days.
SeamlessFlow is developed by MotionMatrix Analytics, a small company in the Netherlands. Its development was made possible by The Future Mobility Network.
Traffic relief planning involves a large exchange of data and information. However, these are scattered across stakeholders and can come in various formats (e.g., Powerpoints, spreadsheets, shapefiles, json, etc.). It became relevant to use a single platform on which all information could be collected and visualized, but also to use this data to enable data-driven decision making.
This is the core objective of SeamlessFlow: to facilitate data-driven decision making.
SeamlessFlow offers a collaborative, geospatial workspace where data can be added and layered to fuel insights. Moreover, it applies a standard method by which the impact of solutions are evaluated.
The metric used to evaluate impact is 'daily trip avoidance'. To arrive at meaningful estimations, three assumptions are maintained:
1. All implemented measures have a reducing effect on relevant traffic.
2. Selected-links illustrate relevant traffic for a roadway to be renovated.
3. When measures are placed at roadways where selected-link branches reach, the local & relevant intensity can be reduced by a certain percentage amount.
To determine roadway intensities, we primarily rely on selected-link data from TomTom Move which show where traffic crossing a particular (selected) roadway comes from and flows in to. The result is an arterial view of traffic flows with branches on either side of the selected roadway indicating incoming and outgoing traffic, with branch segments containing a traffic intensity value.
When placing a measure on the map, users define an 'impact radius' which intersects link segments, and an effect percentage by which the intersecting branch segment intensities can be reduced. The result is a reduction in roadway intensities for those segments which we call trip avoidances.
Effect estimation in mobility & traffic management traditionally relies on expert judgment — traffic engineers and mobility consultants assessing how specific measures will influence driver behavior based on their professional experience. Through numerous projects, we've accumulated a library of expert-validated effect estimates for common measure types. This enables us to suggest data-driven effect percentages.
Every validated project outcome becomes training data. We have built this library over years of consulting work. You can leverage ours immediately, or use SeamlessFlow independently and build your own predictive edge over time.
You can either use the upload button in the context menu by right-clicking on the map, or drag the selected-link JSON files (downloaded from TomTom Move) — both incoming and outgoing — directly onto the same data layer in SeamlessFlow.
Make sure that the date range matches the range of the range of the selected-link analysis on TomTom Move. For example, if the selected-link analysis contains trip counts for the entirety of 2024, be sure to select the same date range on SeamlessFlow.
Also ensure that you plot your solutions in a separate layer.
Go to the Project page (folder button next to 'Create project') > Actions > Share, then invite a user by typing the e-mail they used for account creation.
Only users who already have an account can be collaborators.
Note that those invited will not receive an e-mail notification. When invitees visit their Project page, they will see a project invite in their list which they may accept or decline.
You can start by creating a project. Then you can define timeframes, which are durations for which traffic reduction measures are applied. Then you may build your list of solutions which can be used across all of your future projects as well.
On the Map page, import the incoming and outgoing selected-link data files (.json) from the TomTom Move platform in a newly created layer.
Tip: Create a group to organize your data layers and make it easier to manage.
Create and select a new layer for plotting your solutions. Right-click on the map to show the context menu, select solutions from the dropdown list. By clicking the button on the left-side of the dropdown, you can plot it on the map.
Click on the Point, and a drawer will open from the right. There you will find the pre-filled information belonging to your solution. Add the remaining information.
Do this for all solutions you want to plot on the map. When finished, you can review and edit your solution-packet on the Matrix page and view the overall results in the Dashboard.
Yes, but there is an important caveat.
We currently work with government partners in the Netherlands which use the TomTom Move platform. If you are a city planner which already has access to this platform, then you can use SeamlessFlow for traffic relief planning right away. If not, then SeamlessFlow may be of limited utility in this regard.
Nonetheless, we encourage you to get in touch with us and see how we can assist you.
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