Origin and Destination

The O/D module allows traffic planners and consultants to assess vehicle movement patterns in areas of interest.

Origin and Destination (O/D) analysis measures trips that traverse between any designated geographic areas. On a small scale, O/D data may reflect turning movements at an intersection. On a medium scale, O/D data may reflect the on/off movements along a major corridor. Finally, on a larger scale, O/D data may reflect traffic movement between zones or regions within a metropolitan area, state, or even nationally. Besides Origins and Destinations, analyses can also include Connectors.

The O/D tool allows traffic planners and consultants to assess vehicle movement patterns in areas of interest. O/D also facilitates a deeper understanding of commercial vehicle movement patterns; this understanding is beneficial to those working as members of commercial government, traffic engineers and planners, as well as traffic/engineering consultants.

Since Geotab is the primary source of the commercial vehicle data, Altitude’s O/D tool has unique insights into the movement patterns of these types of vehicles. Differentiating features such as custom journey definition, and understanding vehicle vocation and industry, coupled with Geotab’s O/D metrics will help the aforementioned parties:

  • Understand intra-regional travel patterns for commercial vehicles to design appropriate highway corridors that accommodate expected traffic.

  • Understand where commercial vehicle traffic is going once exited off a highway to plan truck routes and parking.

  • Understand the most popular commercial routes from port locations to plan truck routes.

  • Understand the most appropriate location and hours for weigh stations to account for most commercial vehicles passing through.

  • Understand goods and service movements with a more accurate representation of an entire journey to plan truck routes.

  • Understand the usage of specific infrastructures such as bridges or specific highway corridors to determine if expansion or additional infrastructure is required. And if so, how best to design it.

  • Design mobility solutions within cities by analyzing routes within the city, specific roadways, or intersections.

Definitions

Origin
Where an analysis or journey begins.
Destination
Where an analysis or journey ends.
Connector
A location that is passed through on an analysis between the O and D.

See how it works

Origin & Destination for Truck Stop Demand Analysis – Corridor Demand

Set up a corridor analysis. Define freight corridors using county-level zones, apply filters for heavy-duty and long-haul vehicles, and trace movement patterns to understand corridor usage.

Explore Corridor Analysis Results and Analyze Routes. Review journey volumes, vehicle types, vocations, and OD pairs. Drill into top connections and launch route-level analysis for key freight flows.

Explore Route Analysis results. Identify common truck routes and high-traffic segments, apply expansion factors, and estimate real-world volumes to guide planning decisions.