Resources
Technical resources for clearer project briefs.
Use these resources to prepare a traffic data scope, understand terms and make the right questions visible early in a project.
Prepare the project
The strongest studies start with useful questions.
A concise project brief gives the team enough context to choose the right locations, periods, classes and deliverables.
- 01Where is the study?
- 02What must be measured?
- 03When does it matter?
- 04How will it be used?
Practical starting points
Use the right guide before the first count begins.
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Traffic count preparation guide
How to define locations, periods, movements and classes before a study begins.
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Turning movement count guide
A technical overview of approach, movement and interval requirements.
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Traffic video analysis guide
What makes footage suitable for observation and quality review.
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Camera placement for traffic counts
Frame count lines, movements and crossings around the actual study matrix.
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Quality checks for video data
Review points for traceable, video-derived traffic data.
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Vehicle classification guide
How to establish a project-specific class scheme.
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Heavy vehicle guide
Terminology, applications and limitations for truck and freight counts.
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Traffic data glossary
Definitions for core traffic-data terminology.
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Planning checklists
Print-friendly prompts for traffic video, TMC, roundabouts, classification, parking and QA.
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