Estimating traffic volume using spatiotemporal point data

A method comprising:

• identifying an area of interest in which to determine an estimated traffic volume;
• obtaining, via a data resource, data associated with the area of interest, the data comprising at least spatiotemporal data and geographic information data;
• determining a concentration of the area of interest based on the data;
• obtaining, via the data resource, one or more known volume-to-concentration ratios;
• determining the estimated traffic volume for the area of interest based the concentration of the area of interest and the one or more known volume-to-concentration ratios;
• and
• determining at least one traffic element recommendation for the area of interest based on the estimated traffic volume.

A computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing system, perform a method comprising:

• obtaining, via a data resource, data associated with an area of interest regarding an estimated traffic volume, the data comprising at least spatiotemporal data and geographic information data;
• determining a concentration for the area of interest based on the data;
• obtaining, via the data resource, one or more known volume-to-concentration ratios;
• and
• determining the estimated traffic volume for the area of interest based on the concentration of the area of interest and the one or more known volume-to-concentration ratios.