United States Department of Transportation
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Innovative railroad information displays : executive summary
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1998
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NTL Classification:NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors;
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Abstract:The objectives ofthis study were to explore the potential of advanced digital technology,
novel concepts of information management, geographic information databases and
display capabilities in order to enhance planning and decision-making processes of
railroad dispatchers and traffic managers. The M.I.T Media Laboratory undertook to
develop and demonstrate computer simulations of train movements on specific tracks.
The Volpe Center's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Research Group undertook to
develop and demonstrate a simulation of train movements on major routes throughout the
United States, termed "Digital AMTRAK Train Model" (DATM), with capability to
"zoom" on specific localities. The results of these efforts were to be demonstrated in a
video for presentation to railroad executives. Computer source codes and user
instructions were to be documented.
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