T-CONV: A Convolutional Neural Network for Multi-scale Taxi Trajectory Prediction

Jianming Lv, Qing Li, Qinghui Sun, Xintong Wang

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Abstract

Precise destination prediction of taxi trajectories can benefit many intelligent location based services such as accurate ad for passengers. Traditional prediction approaches, which treat trajectories as one-dimensional sequences and process them in single scale, fail to capture the diverse two-dimensional patterns of trajectories in different spatial scales. In this paper, we propose T-CONV which models trajectories as two-dimensional images, and adopts multi-layer convolutional neural networks to combine multi-scale trajectory patterns to achieve precise prediction. Furthermore, we conduct gradient analysis to visualize the multi-scale spatial patterns captured by T-CONV and extract the areas with distinct influence on the ultimate prediction. Finally, we integrate multiple local enhancement convolutional fields to explore these important areas deeply for better prediction. Comprehensive experiments based on real trajectory data show that T-CONV can achieve higher accuracy than the state-of-the-art methods.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing, BigComp 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages82-89
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781538636497
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 May 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event2018 IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing, BigComp 2018 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 15 Jan 201818 Jan 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing, BigComp 2018

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing, BigComp 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period15/01/1818/01/18

Keywords

  • convolutional neural network
  • multi-scale
  • trajectory

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Management

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