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Ticon (stylized as TICON) is a technology company specializing in traffic data consolidation, location intelligence, and mobility analytics. Registered as Delaware Corporation, the company provides solutions for urban planning, retail site selection and operation management through its proprietary methodology and a family of products, including SaaS.

History

• Founded in 2016, Ticon began as a data analytics startup focused on traffic pattern visualization.

• Launched its traffic data analytics services in 2017, offering granular traffic counts, speed/volume analysis and fluctuation modeling to convenience store industry clients.

• In 2018, introduced its Before/After analysis tool, TrafficScope™, for enhancement of mobility improvement and ITS implementation.

• In 2020, expanded services to include commercial site selection (e.g., convenience stores, QSRs) via C-Site Insight, a data-driven retail analytics tool.

• In 2025, launched TrafficZoom™, a SaaS platform, offering granular traffic counts, demographic insights, and predictive modeling for traffic-dependent industry verticals.

Products and Services

1. TrafficZoomâ„¢

  • A nationwide traffic intelligence platform that aggregates data from variety of sources to improve traffic data accuracy and granularity.
  • Used by governments, retailers, and CRE firms for traffic flow analysis, congestion management, and infrastructure planning.

2. C-Site Insight

  • A retail site selection tool combining traffic data, demographics, and competitive benchmarking.
  • Features include AADT (Annual Average Daily Traffic) 24/7/365 traffic flow fluctuation analytics, congestion/busy hours analysis, and visitor rate estimations.

3. Feasibility Studies and Sales Projections

  • Features include supply/demand analytics, revenue forecasts, trade area analysis, and multi-year projections.

4. Mobility Analytics

Technology

Ticon’s platforms leverage:

  • Multi-sourced data cross-verification, cleansing and normalization.
  • Deep data engineering.
  • Machine learning to predict traffic trends.
  • GIS (Geographic Information Systems) for spatial analysis.
  • API integrations with municipal databases and corporate datasets.

Clients and Partnerships

  • Serves retail chains, convenience stores (from single store operators to leading chains, e.g., Wawa), and urban planners (municipal and county level).
  • Partners with telematics providers and mobility companies for data-sharing collaborations.

Ticon in Academic Research

Ticon’s R&D team, led by company CEO, Dr. Gregory Brodski, has published peer-reviewed studies on traffic analytics, trade area modeling, and data fusion techniques. Key contributions include:

1. Traffic Monitoring for Operational Excellence

  • Title: Traffic Monitoring As a Tool for Operation Excellence Control (2024)
  • Findings: Proposes real-time traffic data as a metric for optimizing retail and logistics operations.
  • Methodology: Uses Ticon’s TrafficZoomâ„¢ platform to correlate vehicle counts with sales performance.
  • Citation: ResearchGate Link

2. Advanced Trade Area Analysis

  • Title: Reevaluating Trade Area Analysis with Accurate Traffic and Granular Demographics (2024)
  • Innovation: Introduces a hybrid model combining traffic flow data with micro-demographics (e.g., income clusters, foot traffic).
  • Application: Demonstrated in retail site selection for convenience stores.
  • Citation: ResearchGate Link

3. Traffic Flow Demographics

  • Title: Traffic Flow Demographics: Enhancing Business Site Evaluation Accuracy (2023)
  • Breakthrough: Links anonymized vehicle data (e.g., origin-destination paths) to customer behavior.
  • Impact: Cited in urban planning for EV charging station placement.
  • Citation: ResearchGate Link

4. Multisource Data Remediation

  • Title: Cross-Verified Multisource Data for Inaccurate Detector Remediation (2023)
  • Solution: AI-driven correction of faulty traffic sensor data using satellite/GPS fusion.
  • Partners: Validated with Georgia DOT and private toll operators.
  • Citation: ResearchGate Link


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