Research Article

Taxi Efficiency Measurements Based on Motorcade-Sharing Model: Evidence from GPS-Equipped Taxi Data in Sanya

Table 3

Notations for Formulas.

NotationExplanation

The center of the rectangular coordinate system/The center of the earth
The location
The radial distance
The polar angle
The azimuthal angle
The taxi ID
The time
The maximum of taxi ID
The maximum of time
The location of taxis
The radius of the earth
The longitude of the location of taxis
The latitude of the location of taxis
The distance between two locations of taxis
The number of passengers in a taxi
Total distance between two locations of taxis
Total occupied distance between two locations of taxis
Total unoccupied distance between two locations of taxis