Road Traffic Travel Time Measurements from Three Navigation Apps

Road traffic travel time measurements collected at midnight from three navigation software programs. The data is stored in an XLSX file with a size of 7.0 KB. It was authored by Xingbo Long and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare travel time measurements from three different navigation software programs for the same road segments.
• Analyze the distribution of reported travel times at midnight across the three data sources.
• Identify potential systematic differences or outliers between the navigation software measurements.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from three distinct navigation software programs, enabling comparison.
• File size of 7.0 KB indicates a focused, manageable dataset for initial analysis.
• Released under a permissive CC BY 4.0 license for open use.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 7.0 KB, indicating extremely limited scope and sample size.
• Data is only collected at midnight (0 o'clock), which does not represent traffic conditions at other times of day.
• No information is provided on the number of rows, columns, geographic coverage, or specific road segments measured.

Provenance

Source

Xingbo Long via figshare.

Collection Method

Travel time measurements collected from three navigation software programs.

Time Range

Measurements taken at midnight (0 o'clock). Specific dates are unknown.

Freshness

Data was last updated in March 2026, indicating a future timestamp which may be an error or placeholder.