1. A method for modeling and processing vehicular traffic data, comprising the steps of: generating a representation of a road network associated with the vehicular traffic data, the road network comprising a plurality of road sections; and acquiring vehicular traffic data associated with said road network from at least a plurality of mobile sensors in communication with a wireless telecommunication network, wherein acquiring vehicular traffic data comprises selecting a sample comprising vehicle-carried mobile sensors from the plurality of mobile sensors and tracking locations of mobiles sensors of said sample over the road network, the method further including a procedure for protecting privacy of individuals associated with said vehicle-carried mobile sensors by deleting the identities of said identified mobile sensors and/or by deleting said locations of mobile sensors of said tracked mobile sensors following processing.