The provision of current traffic situation is state of the art in lots oftraveler information systems. Enhanced systems like www.bayerninfo.de offer additional services like the prediction of future traffic situations ondifferent time horizons. The preparation of traffic forecast is based on typical recurring patterns as well as known influences which cause deviations from these patterns. This is the final step towards a truly informed guidance system. Here public and private initiatives cooperate and combine their knowledge bases. The technologies for combining these forces are available today and can be seen at www.bayerninfo.de. This paper introduces how model based approaches allow the combination and fusion of all information pieces to the benefit of both target groups: traffic information and traffic control.
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