Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many sectors in countries, and transport is one of
them. Due to the new normal of staggered working systems, traffic congestion still proves
a problem. Nonetheless, transport institutions should work tirelessly to improve the
transport network by reducing travel time, reducing GHG emissions, and ensuring safety.
However, traffic data is an essential entity to enhance the transport system. The essay
aims to present the future of transport data collection using Floating Car Data (FCD). The
data is highly available and quite affordable. Using such data helps prevail over the lack of
other data collection systems, which prove expensive. The essay further illustrates the
relevance of such data stipulating its advantages and disadvantages. Also, a discussion
on the application of FCD follows, citing some research studies conducted in transport
management. The essay concludes by asserting the use of FCD in developing countries to
aid traffic management systems. It also recommends further studies in traffic management
using FCD and transport institutions in respective countries to possess their FCD
collection system to analyse the traffic independently.
