DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB GIS-BASED ACTIVITY-TRAVEL SIMULATOR AND ITS APPLICATION TO TRAVEL FEEDBACK PROGRAMS

Abstract

A GPS mobile-phone-based travel diary survey system and a Web GIS-based activity-travel simulator (iSMAP) were developed as a communication tool for travel feedback programs. The simulator provided participants with information on diagnostic indicators and spatial movement of the current and alternative travel patterns of different travel modes. The system was applied to the travel feedback program for the employees working in the Osaka Prefectural Government. The system, as a new communication tool of the travel feedback program, contributed to improving the participants' attitudes and to changing their travel behavior towards less car-use, which was as effective as the existent WebTFP system.