A GPS-aided survey for assessing trip reporting accuracy and travel of students without telephone land lines

• Published in: Transportation planning and technology Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 161 - 173
• Main Authors: Dumont, Josée, Shalaby, Amer, Roorda, Matthew J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2012; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Behavior; Demographics; Exact sciences and technology; Geographic information systems; Global Positioning System; GPS; Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction; Land; land line telephone; Polls & surveys; prompted recall; Reporting; Samples; Satellite navigation systems; Statistical methods; Students; Telephones; Travel; travel survey; trip under-reporting; University students; Canada; North America; America; Travel; Survey; GPS system; prompted recall; Telephone; land line telephone; Transportation; travel survey; GPS; Student; Statistics; trip under-reporting

A geo-positioning satellite (GPS)-based survey, using a web-based prompted recall tool, was conducted on a sample of 94 students at the University of Toronto from November 2008 to April 2009. The sample included students with and without telephone land lines, allowing for a statistical comparison of...