CREATING A MUNICIPAL GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTATION: CASE STUDY OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS

The potential of geographic information systems (GISs) as depositories of urban data has been made clear by a number of authors. As a next step, further consideration should be given to developing the best methods for accessing and manipulating such data for transportation applications. Building simple transportation tools directly within a general GIS package may be an appropriate avenue for smaller agencies without sufficient staff and resources to support multipackage solutions. A case study in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, demonstrated the modification of a GIS to provide an additional range of transportation functionality, including traffic assignment, vehicle routing, reapportionment of traffic zones, and location of centers (such as fire stations) on a network. An important aspect of this case study is that only readily available sources of data were used. Such an approach may be particularly appropriate for simplified "sketch planning" purposes at the local level.

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• Authors:
  • Bailey, Marc
  • Lewis, Simon
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 113-121
• Monograph Title: Transportation planning, programming, land use, and applications of geographic information systems
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1364
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Data analysis; Geographic information systems; Local government; Location; Mathematical analysis; Public buildings; Routing; Sketch planning; Traffic assignment; Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Newton (Massachusetts)
• Old TRIS Terms: Public facilities; Sketch planning techniques; Traffic zone reapportionment
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00626927
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309054036
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 24 1993 12:00AM