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Title: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN TRAFFIC CONTROL
Accession Number: 00638120
Record Type: Component
Availability: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) 444 North Capitol Street, NW Abstract: Geographic Information Systems, in concert with other state-of-the-art technologies offer the following benefits to traffic control systems: * Map based system representations allow the user to find, select, and perform actions on the components of the traffic control system from a geographical representation of the system. * Geocoded traffic control system information can be integrated with geographic information from other government agencies facilitating inter-agency analysis for the management of traffic control problem. * The use of Facilities Management techniques in traffic control aids in the maintenance of the components of the traffic control system which may include CCTV cameras, ramp meters, traffic signals, changeable message signs, signal controllers, and the communcations infrastructure.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) 444 North Capitol Street, NW Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Insignares, MTerry, DPagination: p. 205-214
Publication Date: 1991
Conference:
Proceedings of the 1991 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Transportation Symposium
Location:
Orlando, Florida Features: Figures; References
TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I73: Traffic Control
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI, USDOT
Created Date: Oct 26 1993 12:00AM
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