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Title: EMERGENT ROLES FOR OPTICAL MEDIA IN TRANSPORT ENGINEERING
Accession Number: 00600605
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Computer-based systems for the delivery of engineering information are beginning to become cost-effective for a growing number of road and civil engineering applications. Optical media, mastering, and authoring requirements are explored, and the serious problems inherent in the evaluation of the use made of such systems are considered. Examples of the appropriate use of analog (Laservision) and digital (CD ROM) forms of optical storage in various transport applications are given. The ability to handle high-quality images and text, to access standards-approved computer programs for specific applications within the context of a certified Standard, and the rapid changes in accessibility to digital terrain and cadastral data are about to have a major impact on road engineering and training. Examples of hypertext and expert systems for this purpose are now being tested as part of a project evaluating an enhanced version (the third edition) of "Australian Rainfall and Runoff," and these methods are being evaluated for their ability both to deliver information more cheaply and for their potential to improve engineering practice. CD ROM optical disk delivery forms a key part of this process. The locational requirements of pavement, traffic, road, and transport information systems all point to greater use of GIS methods. As a direct result of several Australian reviews of transportation survey data needs and uses, the use both of GIS methods for data integration and of optical media for collated and economic distribution and archival access have emerged in Australia as widely recognized requirements of all future such surveys.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1261, Geographic Information Systems 1990.Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410824
Authors: Wigan, MarcusPagination: p. 62-68
Publication Date: 1990
Serial: ISBN: 0309050154
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Oct 31 1990 12:00AM
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