Caliper supplies US traffic count data for Mapitude

October 3, 2018 - By GPS World Staff

Image: Caliper

Caliper has released a free average annual daily traffic (AADT) map layer for Maptitude 2018 users.

The latest version includes fields with total AADT traffic count, semi-trailer truck count, single-unit truck and bus count, number of through lanes and road classification.

AADT is the total volume of vehicle traffic on a highway or road for a year divided by 365 days. It is a useful and simple measurement of how busy a road is, and is useful for:

selecting a new site or facility location, evaluating a site, or designing a territory
determining funding for highway maintenance and improvement
forecasting road maintenance needs and expenditure
identifying the best location for your business based on traffic patterns
analyzing how traffic may impact store construction
analyzing the environmental hazards of sound and pollution related to road transport

The downloaded layer can be added to any Maptitude 2018 map.