Matching Route Data and Topographic Data in a Real-Time Environment

The paper describes a study aiming at importing and integrating route data into a system for real-time map services. Three problems are identified and discussed: importing route data, matching route data, and integrating the matching in the system. A prototype has been developed. It includes the import and translation of the route as well as three matching extensions to an existing matching algorithm. An evaluation of the prototype shows a satisfying matching result.