Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2026, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (8): 2106-2115.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb.20250061

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Trajectory data⁃driven taxi travel characteristics analysis and spatial⁃temporal distribution modeling

Jun-yue WANG(),Chun-jiao DONG(),Jing WANG,Ming-zhi WANG   

  1. Key Laboratory of Transport Industry of Big Data Application Technologies for Comprehensive Transport,Beijing Jiaotong University,Beijing 100044,China
  • Received:2025-01-17 Online:2026-08-01 Published:2026-09-02
  • Contact: Chun-jiao DONG E-mail:22110286@bjtu.edu.cn;cjdong@bjtu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Based on the global positioning system (GPS) trajectory data of taxis in Beijing and the map matching function of ArcGIS, appropriate threshold values were selected, a taxi travel information database was constructed, and the travel characteristics of taxis were analyzed. Firstly, a taxi travel network was built, and spatial and temporal distribution features of travel trajectories were analyzed using kernel density and hot spot analysis methods, revealing the changing trend of taxi travel density during peak hours. Then, considering the impact of land use on taxi travel distribution, a dual-constraint population weight opportunity model based on land use was established to predict taxi travel distribution. The results show that the model improves the prediction accuracy of taxi inter-district travel, with the root mean square error reduced from 4.54 trips to 4.41 trips, and the similarity between the predicted results and actual data improved from 0.961 to 0.970. The average relative error in the number of trips decreased from 0.48% to 0.19%.

Key words: urban traffic, travel characteristics, population weighted opportunity model, land use characteristics, taxis

CLC Number: 

  • U491

Fig.1

Schematic diagram of taxi travel"

Fig.2

Characteristics of distribution of taxi travel behavior indicators"

Fig.3

Trajectory distribution of taxis during morning and evening rush hours"

Table 1

Relationship between different confidence level critical p-values and z-scores"

z得分p置信度/%
<-1.65或>+1.65<0.1090
<-1.96或>+1.96<0.0595
<-2.58或>+2.58<0.0199

Fig.4

Taxi traffic density and hotspots in Beijing on September 25, 2019"

Fig.5

Schematic diagram of population from destination to origin"

Fig.6

Validity test and error analysis of opportunity model of population weight based on land use characteristics with double constraints"

Fig.7

Generation and attraction of taxis in each administrative region of Beijing"

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