Exchanging Transportation Networks Between Two GISs via the SDTS

Details

• Creators:
  Schmidt, Darrell L.
• Corporate Creators:
  Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Geographic information systems
  • Transportation planning
  • Computer models
  • Data collection
  • Spatial analysis
  • Data exchange process
  • Modular GIS Environment (MGE)
  • Spatial Data Transfer Standard (STDS)
  • Transportation Network Profiles (TNP): Arc/Info
  • Transportation planning software
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1404512
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Description:
  Performing meaningful network analyses is greatly dependent upon accurate and complete transportation network models, which are digitized into a Geographic Information System (GIS) or, more often, imported from another GIS. Transportation networks can be converted thoroughly between different GISs if they model semantically similar features. Such is the case with Arc/Info Network (by ESRI) and MGE Network (by Intergraph). The graphic features modeled, associated attributes, topology, and metadata can be translated between the two GISs via the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (STDS). In particular, the draft Transportation Network Profile (TNP) of the STDS has been used to experiment with this type of conversion. This paper compares the two GISs' transportation network modeling capabilities, briefly discusses the functionality of a software utility (written for a Geography Masters' thesis) to convert transportation networks between the two GISs, and assesses the usefulness for the Transportation Network Profile of the STDS.
• Format:
  PDF
• Publisher:
  Darrell L. Schmidt
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13205/dot_13205_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 49.74 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:620e4cb50abc4c9f6651bfb7f11c919210fde1b8a2159aee2c6e21aacd1897e6d773c25f25b315a6540ea9f37f63698192ece16832cd12e84646a3117b69f033