Feature enrichment via similar trajectories for XGBoost based time series forecasting

In this study, new time series forecasting models are developed based on XGBoost, and the similar trajectories method (ST), which can be interpreted as a regression based on nearest neighbors. Both the similar trajectories method and XGBoost model are known to have successful applications in traffic flow prediction. In our case, the focus is on similar trajectories used in the former method, and features based on these trajectories are used in the training of XGBoost. The success of the proposed models is confirmed through metrics such as the mean absolute error. Also, statistical tests are performed among the compared benchmark models. The study is concluded with discussions and questions about how these models can be further developed.