A Comparative Analysis of Journey Time from Google Maps and Intelligent Transport System in Hong Kong

In many cities, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are mainly based on sensing technologies installed on roads to monitor real-time traffic and predict journey time. Although the Transport Department in Hong Kong publishes the collected traffic data for the public to access, its ITS only covers some major roads, highways and tunnels. Recently, Web mapping services (e.g., Google Maps and Microsoft Bing Maps) are new popular sources for many...