The Swarm Intelligence Freeway-Urban Trajectories (SWIFTraj) Dataset -- Part I: Dataset Description and Applications

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Main Authors: Han, Yu, Ji, Xinkai, Qian, Chen, Zhang, Le, Yang, Ying, Liu, Pan
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Published: 2026
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author Han, Yu
Ji, Xinkai
Qian, Chen
Zhang, Le
Yang, Ying
Liu, Pan
author_facet Han, Yu
Ji, Xinkai
Qian, Chen
Zhang, Le
Yang, Ying
Liu, Pan
contents This paper presents a detailed description and characterization of a new open-source vehicle trajectory dataset, namely SWIFTraj, constructed from videos recorded by a swarm of 16 drones equipped with 5.4K-resolution cameras. The dataset is distinguished from existing open-source trajectory datasets in several aspects. First, it provides long-distance continuous trajectories of up to 4.5 km on a freeway, enabling in-depth investigation of traffic phenomena and their spatial and temporal evolution. Second, the data collection site covers an integrated network consisting of a long freeway corridor and parts of its connected urban network, facilitating traffic analysis and modeling from a network perspective. The potential applications of the dataset for transportation research, including traffic flow analysis, modeling, and control at multiple scales, as well as topics related to autonomous driving, are thoroughly discussed. Finally, SWIFTraj is released as a freely accessible open-source dataset to support and accelerate future research in the transportation community. The dataset is publicly available at the SWIFTraj website (https://www.swiftraj.com).
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spellingShingle The Swarm Intelligence Freeway-Urban Trajectories (SWIFTraj) Dataset -- Part I: Dataset Description and Applications
Han, Yu
Ji, Xinkai
Qian, Chen
Zhang, Le
Yang, Ying
Liu, Pan
Physics and Society
This paper presents a detailed description and characterization of a new open-source vehicle trajectory dataset, namely SWIFTraj, constructed from videos recorded by a swarm of 16 drones equipped with 5.4K-resolution cameras. The dataset is distinguished from existing open-source trajectory datasets in several aspects. First, it provides long-distance continuous trajectories of up to 4.5 km on a freeway, enabling in-depth investigation of traffic phenomena and their spatial and temporal evolution. Second, the data collection site covers an integrated network consisting of a long freeway corridor and parts of its connected urban network, facilitating traffic analysis and modeling from a network perspective. The potential applications of the dataset for transportation research, including traffic flow analysis, modeling, and control at multiple scales, as well as topics related to autonomous driving, are thoroughly discussed. Finally, SWIFTraj is released as a freely accessible open-source dataset to support and accelerate future research in the transportation community. The dataset is publicly available at the SWIFTraj website (https://www.swiftraj.com).
title The Swarm Intelligence Freeway-Urban Trajectories (SWIFTraj) Dataset -- Part I: Dataset Description and Applications
topic Physics and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.22563