Spatially and temporally dissolved information about traffic states in road networks is a basic
requirement for the application of intelligent transport systems (ITS). We present a concept
for online simulations of traffic in road networks: real-time traffic data stemming from
inductive loops serve as input for high-speed microsimulations using a cellular automaton
traffic flow model. The quality of the reproduced traffic states is investigated with regard to
vehicular densities and link travel times. As an example for dynamic traffic management we …