# Heimdall Roadcast: Road Traffic Observation and Forecasting

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department Of Transport.

## Key facts

- Buyer: Department Of Transport
- Supplier: [Siemens Mobility Ltd](/suppliers/siemens-mobility/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £49,998
- Tender value: £49,998
- Award date: 6 December 2018
- Published: 4 January 2019
- Contract start: 9 January 2019
- Contract end: 3 April 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 18109a7c-8a12-4c8f-b38d-afd0f3bf3ace-261679
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-59a7ff93-88d2-42ca-8a34-fdc906bb3c48

## Description

An alternative method of forecasting traffic conditions explored in a PHD research project with Southampton University, sponsored by Siemens\. Could Congestion be predicted using a machine learning approach that fused data from traffic detectors and selected contextual sources? This research programme developed a machine learning algorithm called Roadcast which has been found to be more accurate that historical average predictors by being able to learn the effects of different contexts \(events, roadwork's etc\.\) on traffic behaviour\. The contextual data sources used in the Roadcast research project were collected manually, so an important step towards commercial upscaling is the automation contextual data collection\. The feasibility project will propose a method for automatically delivering contextual data for use in improving traffic condition forecasting\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18109a7c-8a12-4c8f-b38d-afd0f3bf3ace-261679)