Selecting traffic probes for validating traffic flow predictions

A processing hub comprising:

• at least a first processor and associated memory configured to implement a data set input processing module, the data set input processing module configured to:
• obtain one or more traffic-data sets including traffic probes, wherein the traffic probes include one or more identifiable items of information obtained from one or more traffic probe devices;
• and
• at least a second processor and associated memory configured to implement a data validation module, the data validation module configured to:
• select a traffic flow prediction to be validated, wherein the traffic flow prediction is associated with a road segment and a time period;
• generate a list of traffic probes to be used in validating the traffic flow prediction, wherein the list of traffic probes includes information obtained from traffic probe devices that travelled an entire length of the road segment during the time period;
• order travel times of the traffic probe devices that travelled an entire length of the road segment during the time period;
• remove outliers from the list of traffic probes;
• generate a validated traffic-flow prediction based on traffic probes remaining in the list of traffic probes;
• and
• at least a second processor and associated memory configured to implement a data output processing module, the data output processing module configured to:
• transmit the validated traffic-flow prediction to an end-user processing device.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory coupled to the one or more processors;
• a program of computer executable instructions stored in the memory, and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program of computer executable instructions including:
• at least one instruction to obtain one or more traffic-data sets including traffic probes, wherein the traffic probes include one or more identifiable items of information obtained from one or more traffic probe devices;
• and
• at least one instruction to select a traffic flow prediction to be validated, wherein the traffic flow prediction is associated with a road segment and a time period;
• at least one instruction to generate a list of traffic probes to be used in validating the traffic flow prediction, wherein the list of traffic probes includes information obtained from traffic probe devices that travelled an entire length of the road segment during the time period;
• at least one instruction to order travel times of the traffic probe devices that travelled an entire length of the road segment during the time period;
• at least one instruction to remove outliers from the list of traffic probes;
• at least one instruction to generate a validated traffic-flow prediction based on traffic probes remaining in the list of traffic probes;
• and
• at least one instruction to transmit the validated traffic-flow prediction to an end-user processing device.