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Title:

APPLICATIONS OF GPS FOR SURVEYING AND OTHER POSITIONING NEEDS IN DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION

Accession Number:

00749930

Record Type:

Monograph

Availability:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309061164

Abstract:

This synthesis will be of interest to both administrative and technical personnel in departments of transportation (DOTs), especially in the areas of surveying, mapping, transportation planning, environmental impact assessment, design, construction control, maintenance, operations, vehicle location, and other functions that require accurate location data. This report will be useful for intermodal transportation analyses and for measurement and positioning data for inventories and geographic information systems (GIS). It can also be useful to suppliers and developers of Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment. This report of the Transportation Research Board presents a description of GPS, the major components, basic geodesy principles, how GPS functions, and how it can be applicable to the data and analysis requirements of transportation agencies. The anticipated cost effectiveness of GPS in terms of personnel, equipment, and time as related to the improved accuracies to be derived from GPS applications are described. Current and more advanced applications of GPS by DOTs to different transportation modes are presented. The report also includes a glossary of terms and a listing of GPS information sources.

Supplemental Notes:

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.

Report/Paper Numbers:

Project 20-5 FY 1995
Topic 27-16

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Czerniak, R J
Reilly, J P

Pagination:

52 p.

Publication Date:

1998

Serial:

NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice

Issue Number: 258
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0547-5570

ISBN:

0309061164

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Appendices (2) ; Figures (25) ; References (34) ; Tables (4)

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jun 9 1998 12:00AM