GIS based model interfacing : incorporating existing software and new techniques into a streamlined interface package

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• Creators:
  Shadewald, JK
• Corporate Creators:
  Iowa. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Visualization
  • Geographic information systems
  • Software
  • Computer programming
  • Data visualization
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Interfaces (Software)
  • Software
  • Traffic data
  • Traffic forecasting
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Iowa State University. Center for Transportation Research and Education
• Abstract:
  The ability to visualize data has grown immensely as the speed and functionality of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have increased. Now, with modeling software and GIS, planners are able to view a prediction of the future traffic demands in their jurisdiction. With the creation of a streamlined interfacing program that seamlessly connects the modeling software and the GIS package, planners can spend less time computing and more time assessing needs. The interface also provides analytical tools to assist the user in validation and assessment of the traffic model, all of which are executed in a GIS environment. Tools such as the shortest path through the network, time radius from a zone or node, traffic origins and destinations from a select link, and screenline validation have all been completely automated. Through the use of pull-down menus and mouse clicks, activities that were previously time consuming events have become streamlined computer tasks, taking only a fraction of the original time.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4745/dot_4745_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 262.74 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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