Automated Traffic Accident Data Entry

Johnson, Sharon B.; Hofer, Kimberly

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Automated Traffic Accident Data Entry

1999-10-12
By Johnson, Sharon B. ; Hofer, Kimberly

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English

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Creators:

Johnson, Sharon B. ; Hofer, Kimberly
Corporate Creators:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
Subject/TRT Terms:

Automated Record Management Crash Records Data Entry Optical Scanners Records Management Software
Publication/ Report Number:

Project No. 1068
Resource Type:

Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

Arkansas
Corporate Publisher:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Abstract:

The purpose of this project was to develop a method to automatically enter traffic accident records into an existing database and to provide a computerized method of archiving the forms. This involved redesigning the existing forms, developing a method for scanning them, performing optical character recognition on all the fields, and designing a system for storage of the forms. This project involved mainly finding appropriate existing software to accomplish all of the above.
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PDF
Collection(s):

University Transportation Centers
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:5ae98df0d786141ae21d9ce7c0f2fe0773f0f369d64eefca6de03f5c21801b25
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63330/dot_63330_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 26.36 KB ]

File Language:

English

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