BUILDING HIGHWAY SYSTEMS WITH COMPUTER GRAPHIC SIMULATIONS
THERE IS A GROWING NEED FOR COMPUTER-GENERATED SIMULATIONS FOR DESIGNING BETTER HIGHWAY SYSTEMS, AND THE NECESSARY EXPERIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY ARE AVAILABLE. EXAMPLES, DEVELOPED IN FRANCE, SHOW COMPUTER-GENERATED PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS SIMULATING SEVERAL ACTUAL HIGHWAY DESIGN SITUATIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF NETWORK-SUPPORTED INTELLIGENT INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC TERMINALS IS ENCOURAGED. COMPUTER SIMULATIONS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO EVALUATE ALTERNATE COMMERCIAL SIGN-POSTING SITUATIONS IN THE STATE OF OREGON. TWO TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCING COLOR AND LANDSCAPE ENHANCED PERSPECTIVES ARE AVAILABLE, AND ELECTRONIC MICROFILM RECORDERS OFFER PROMISE AS A MEANS OF PRODUCING SIMULATIONS.
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Authors:
- Moffett, T J
- Publication Date: 1974-4
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 429-36
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Serial:
- Ieee Proceedings
- Volume: 62
- Issue Number: 4
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Color; Graphics; Highway design; Landscape design; Microforms; Signs; Simulation
- Old TRIS Terms: Graphic methods; Microfilms
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00203902
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 31 1974 12:00AM