Multimodal learning for traffic risk prediction: combining aerial imagery with contextual data
File(s)Multimodal_Learning_for_Traffic_Risk_Prediction_Combining_Aerial_Imagery_With_Contextua.pdf (31.25 MB)
Published version (early view)
Author(s)
Tian, Hanlin
Feng, Yuxiang
Quddus, Mohammed
Demiris, Yiannis
Angeloudis, Panagiotis
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Accurately predicting traffic risks at urban intersections is essential for improving road safety. While traditional models use data sources like road traffic conditions, geometry, and signals, they often miss the spatial interactions between road networks and buildings. This study introduces a multimodal deep learning framework that integrates aerial imagery, building footprint data, and traffic flow information to improve traffic risk prediction and better capture these complex relationships. By leveraging datasets from OpenStreetMap, the UK Traffic Count, and high-resolution aerial imagery, our approach creates a comprehensive representation of the urban environment, capturing intricate spatial relationships between road networks, surrounding structures, and traffic conditions. Using DeepLabV3+, UNet++, and SegFormer as baseline models, we demonstrate that combining building and traffic data enhances prediction accuracy compared to models relying solely on visual data. Our results show that the DeepLabV3+ model, when incorporating both building and traffic data, achieves the highest Intersection over Union (IoU) score of 0.4052 and the lowest Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 0.0907. These findings underscore the effectiveness of a multimodal approach in traffic risk assessment, offering a more precise tool for urban planning and traffic management interventions. The code and data used in this study are available at https://github.com/zachtian/Multimodal-Learning-for-Traffic-Risk-Prediction.
Date Issued
2025-05-29
Date Acceptance
2025-05-27
Citation
IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2025
ISSN
2687-7813
Publisher
IEEE
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
Copyright Statement
© 2025 The Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. For more information, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
License URL
Identifier
10.1109/OJITS.2025.3574866
Subjects
Geographic information systems
Traffic crash prediction
Computer Vision
Publication Status
Published online
Date Publish Online
2025-05-29