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Title: Smart Urban Mobility: When Mobility Systems Meet Smart Data
Award ID(s):
2025377
PAR ID:
10249324
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
IEEE transactions on intelligent transportation systems
ISSN:
1524-9050
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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