Innovative railroad information displays : video guide

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• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Massachusetts Institute of Technology ; Amtrak
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Digital displays
  • Information display systems
  • Digital simulation
  • Railroad vehicle operations
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  The objectives of this 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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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8731/dot_8731_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.20 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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