Managing moving objects on dynamic transportation networks

One of the key research issues with moving objects databases (MOD) is the modeling of moving objects. In this paper, a new moving objects database model, Moving Objects on Dynamic Transportation Networks (MODTN), is proposed. In MODTN, moving objects are modeled as moving graph points which move only within predefined transportation networks. To express general events of the system, such as traffic jams, temporary constructions, insertion and deletion of junctions or routes, the underlying transportation networks are modeled as dynamic graphs so that the state and the topology of the graph system at any time instant can be tracked and queried. Besides, to track the location of network constrained moving objects, a location update mechanism is provided, and the corresponding uncertainty management issues are analyzed.