Transport Mobility in a Changing Word: Survey Applications, Sensors and Automatic Data Collection Methods

Dear Colleagues,

Transport mobility is one of the key issues of the historical period that we are witnessing. This need for mobility is determined by a lifestyle that implies trips for work, study, leisure, etc. Likewise or maybe even more than other sectors, the transportation sector is characterized by a deep transformation, boosted by a variety of technological innovations that, especially during this COVID-19 emergency, are deeply affecting the mobility habits, needs, and preferences of passengers and businesses. Our main area of interest is the description and analysis of strategies, initiatives, and actions identified and implemented through the acquisition, elaboration, and interpretation of data from different sources, aimed at the possibility of promoting, disseminating, and undertaking the change towards sustainable mobility. Through an adequate survey policy (both online and paper-based) it can possible to acquire, in a simple way, timely information about transport modes, mobility needs, characterization of different user classes and about the triggers that can encourage and accompany this change.

Furthermore, the evolution of people's travel behavior must be supported by adequate technological solutions, such as sensors for interacting with vehicles and passengers (e.g., VMS for infomobility services, route planner, driver assistance, traffic lights, bus poles) and data collection for flow monitoring (cameras, radar sensors, tubes, bluetooth), for the detection of emissions (e.g., pollution and weather sensors), real-time localization of public transport (e.g., on-board GPS control units) and infrastructure status (e.g., to schedule any maintenance). This Special Issue aims to collect high-quality articles focused on describing the conception, direction, and coordination of survey applications for exploring user needs and their attitudes towards mobility; and on describing sensors and automatic data collection methods (such as the acquisition of data from fixed equipment or public and private floating vehicles, and up to the monitoring of the cyclists and pedestrians). This is the attempt to shape a comprehensive knowledge of the phenomenon and to foster sustainable mobility in view of social inclusion, environmental mitigation risks, and innovation. This topic can be interesting for scientists who deal with sustainable mobility and innovative transport planning and management, as well as sustainable and smart cities, and/or emerging technologies to identify, implement and monitor actions that aim (in a global vision of economic, social, and environmental sustainability) to improve the mobility and the quality of life. Other important areas of concern regarding transport mobility data acquisition include but are not limited to:

• Smart and sustainable mobility
• Transport needs and choice of transport modes
• Information and communication technologies and Intelligent Transport Systems
• Urban planning, management and decision support
• Mixed survey data
• Fixed and mobile sensors and actuators
• Transport network analysis and optimization
• Traffic simulation, monitoring and forecasting
• Different data sources and database management
• Traffic data elaboration and technologically integrated dashboards
• Network modelling and server infrastructure
• Travel information systems (travel times, costs, presence of parking, route planner, infomobility services)
• Systems for monitoring and reduction of emissions
• Electric and autonomous vehicles
• Smart cities
• Transport and land use

Dr. Vicenza Torrisi
Prof. Dr. Tiziana Campisi
Dr. Rosalia Camporeale
Dr. Sarbast Moslem
Guest Editors

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