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arxiv: 2606.09392 · v1 · pith:D7G4YSKCnew · submitted 2026-06-08 · 💻 cs.AI

From Coarse to Fine: Managing Temporal Granularity in Spatio-Temporal Data for Fine-Grained Traffic Prediction

Shuhao Li , Weidong Yang , Yue Cui , Zizhuo Xu , Lipeng Ma , Fan Zhang , Xiaofang Zhou This is my paper

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keywords traffic predictionspatio-temporal datatemporal granularitycoarse to fine predictionSTRPtree convolutioninverse dilated convolution
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STRP predicts fine-grained traffic from coarse samples by combining tree convolution and inverse dilated convolution.

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The paper addresses the mismatch between coarse-grained traffic data stored for efficiency and the need for fine-grained predictions in applications. It introduces the Spatial-Temporal Refinement Predictor (STRP) as a framework that models spatial dependencies through tree convolution and extrapolates temporal details via inverse dilated convolution. The method supports window-based and duration-based settings for different mismatch types. Experiments on six benchmark datasets show STRP exceeds state-of-the-art methods in both prediction accuracy and computational efficiency.

Core claim

The Spatial-Temporal Refinement Predictor (STRP) solves the task of predicting fine-grained future traffic from coarse-grained sampled data by integrating tree convolution to capture spatial dependencies in an efficient and interpretable way with inverse dilated convolution to achieve progressive temporal refinement, and it delivers higher accuracy and efficiency than baselines under both window-based and duration-based prediction settings.

What carries the argument

The Spatial-Temporal Refinement Predictor (STRP) framework that uses tree convolution for spatial modeling and inverse dilated convolution for temporal extrapolation.

If this is right

  • STRP outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in accuracy for fine-grained traffic prediction on six benchmark datasets.
  • STRP achieves better computational efficiency than existing approaches for the same task.
  • The framework handles both window-based and duration-based forms of granularity mismatch between input and target data.
  • Tree convolution provides an interpretable way to model spatial dependencies in the traffic network.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same refinement approach could extend to other spatio-temporal prediction tasks such as weather or crowd flow where data is stored at coarse intervals.
  • Traffic database systems could adopt STRP to support detailed downstream analytics while keeping storage and collection costs low.
  • Varying the coarseness ratio in controlled tests would reveal the point at which the method's accuracy begins to degrade.

Load-bearing premise

Tree convolution and inverse dilated convolution can extract the spatial and temporal dependencies needed for accurate fine-grained predictions from coarse samples without critical information loss.

What would settle it

Running STRP on one of the six benchmark datasets with its standard coarse inputs and observing that the fine-grained output accuracy drops below the best baseline methods.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.09392 by Fan Zhang, Lipeng Ma, Shuhao Li, Weidong Yang, Xiaofang Zhou, Yue Cui, Zizhuo Xu.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Example of fine-grained future prediction illustrates [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p001_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Examples are provided in the time dimension to [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Comparison of graph structure and tree structure, where [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Overview of STRP, illustrated with DBFP task where [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Tree convolutional hierarchical aggregation visualiza [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Design overview comparison of DConv and IDConv [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Results of predicting the future at different fine [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: Comparison of training cost and resource requirements [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: Results of fine-grained future predictions [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 11. Figure 11: Comparison of model size vs. MAE on METR-LA [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_11.png] view at source ↗
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Efficient acquisition, storage, and utilization of traffic data are critical challenges in spatio-temporal data management. Most traffic data systems collect and store observations at fixed, coarse-grained temporal intervals to reduce storage and computation costs. However, such coarse-grained data severely limits downstream applications that require predictions at a finer temporal granularity. Collecting and maintaining fine-grained traffic data across all locations and time periods would impose a substantial burden on database storage and preprocessing pipelines. To address this temporal granularity mismatch, we formulate a novel problem: predicting fine-grained future traffic using coarse-grained sampled data. We propose the Spatial-Temporal Refinement Predictor (STRP), a granularity-aware framework for spatio-temporal data systems. STRP integrates two components: Tree Convolution for efficient and interpretable spatial dependency modeling, and Inverse Dilated Convolution for progressive temporal extrapolation. STRP supports two practical prediction settings: window-based and duration-based, to handle different forms of granularity mismatch. Experiments on six benchmark datasets show that STRP significantly outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in both accuracy and efficiency. Our work offers a practical and interpretable approach to managing granularity mismatches in spatio-temporal traffic data systems.

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Summary. The paper formulates the problem of predicting fine-grained future traffic from coarse-grained sampled observations and proposes the Spatial-Temporal Refinement Predictor (STRP). STRP uses Tree Convolution for spatial dependency modeling and Inverse Dilated Convolution for temporal extrapolation, supporting window-based and duration-based prediction settings. The central claim is that STRP significantly outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in accuracy and efficiency across six benchmark datasets.

Significance. If the empirical outperformance claims hold under detailed verification, the work would address a practical challenge in spatio-temporal data systems by enabling fine-grained predictions without full fine-grained data collection, potentially reducing storage and preprocessing burdens while providing interpretable components.

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  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The claim that STRP 'significantly outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in both accuracy and efficiency' on six benchmark datasets is presented with no details on experimental setup, chosen baselines, evaluation metrics, error bars, statistical tests, or ablation studies. This absence is load-bearing for the central empirical claim and prevents verification of soundness.

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We thank the referee for their comments on the manuscript. The single major comment concerns the level of detail provided in the abstract for the empirical claims. We respond point-by-point below.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: The claim that STRP 'significantly outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in both accuracy and efficiency' on six benchmark datasets is presented with no details on experimental setup, chosen baselines, evaluation metrics, error bars, statistical tests, or ablation studies. This absence is load-bearing for the central empirical claim and prevents verification of soundness.

    Authors: Abstracts are intentionally concise summaries and do not contain full experimental details by standard convention in the field. The manuscript body provides these details: Section 4 describes the six benchmark datasets and the two prediction settings (window-based and duration-based); Table 1 lists the baselines; evaluation uses MAE, RMSE, and MAPE with results averaged over 5 runs including standard deviations (error bars); Section 4.3 reports ablation studies on the Tree Convolution and Inverse Dilated Convolution components; efficiency metrics (runtime and memory usage) appear in Table 3; and statistical significance is assessed via paired t-tests. The central claim is therefore verifiable from the full paper rather than the abstract alone. We do not believe the abstract requires expansion to include these elements. revision: no

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The provided abstract and context describe an empirical framework (STRP) whose central claims rest on outperformance versus external baselines across six datasets. No equations, fitted-parameter predictions, self-citation chains, or definitional reductions are exhibited in the supplied text; the derivation chain is therefore self-contained against independent benchmarks.

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