Client:
Collier and Lee Counties, FL
Background:
ADEAS-Q utilized StreetLightData for a travel-time and origin-destination study in Southwest Florida. The purpose of this effort was to demonstrate that actual travel time data collected from real-time GPS and cellphone location devices can provide a robust and verifiable data source. More importantly, this data published by an independent third party data provider is considered a more appropriate method than simply referencing free search engine web sites from where the data cannot be independently verified. Dr. Collins provided expert witness testimony on this topic accepted in a State of Florida Administrative Hearing in Tallahassee.
This specific task was to identify how many hospitals are accessible in Lee County and Collier County within a 30-minute drivetime service area. StreetLightData archived the anonymous “pings” generated by the location-aware devices, then linked the observed data points to identify trip characteristics like:
- Trip origin and destination
- Route traveled
- Speed
- Travel-time
The D1RPM was then utilized to perform multiple select zone analyses to evaluate how this service area would change with a new facility proposed in a future year condition.
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