RoadPod
®
VT setup
The procedure for Roadside unit setup is
covered in the
Help
section of the MTE software
menu bar. The following sections provide a
reference for the Direction Codes, Lockout
Settings and Lane Numbering.
Direction Codes
Traffic flow directions are entered during the
RoadPod setup to be used later during data
analysis. Note that the flow directions specified
at setup are purely a descriptive field. They do
not perform any filtering function on the actual
logging of axle data.
Directions are specified as north, south, east
or west. When specifying a direction, simply
select one of these compass points that best
describes the actual direction.
For consistency across datasets, it is important
to adopt a convention of direction codes. The
recommended convention is:
The A tube should be the first tube hit by vehicles
travelling on the side of the road on which the
RoadPod unit is installed.
The following tables provide a useful reference
for matching direction codes to tube layouts.
Bidirectional
Direction Codes
Left-hand
Drive Example
South bound A>B
North bound B>A
West bound A>B
East bound B>A
North bound A>B
South bound B>A
East bound A>B
West bound B>A
Unidirectional
Direction Code
Layout Example
North bound
A hit first
East bound
A hit first
South bound
A hit first
West bound
A hit first
Bidirectional
Direction Codes
Right-hand
Drive Example
South bound A>B
North bound B>A
West bound A>B
East bound B>A
North bound A>B
South bound B>A
East bound A>B
West bound B>A
MetroCount
Traffic Data Specialists
®
+61 8 9430 6164
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+44 208 782 8999
United Kingdom
+1 301 497 6101
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