MICROCOMPUTERS AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS IN TRANSPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN

Some of the developments in microcomputers and computer graphics are reviewed especially in so far as they relate to the areas of transport planning and design. The basic characteristics of microcomputers and the fundamental techniques of computer graphics are described, and some of the applications of these techniques in transport planning and design reviewed. In particular, applications in the areas of transit planning, facility location, network generation, editing and analysis, mapping, public participation, highway design and simulation modelling are considered. The impact of these two technological developments on transport planning and design will be significant, and will open up new methodological horizons to the transport planner and researcher. (TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Papers from the 8th Australian Transport Research Forum, Canberra, May 18-20, 1983, Volumes 1-3. This paper was presented in Session 5B: Techniques in Transport Planning.
• Corporate Authors:

  Australian Government Publishing Service

  P.O. Box 84
  Canberra, A.C.T. 2600,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Richardson, A J
  • Kok, Y S
  • Vandebona, U
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 323-343
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Australian Government Publishing Service
  • Publisher: Australian Government Publishing Service
  • ISSN: 1032-4152

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer graphics; Conferences; Digital computers; Highway design; Information processing; Location; Microcomputers; Networks; Planning; Public participation; Public transit; Simulation; Technology; Traffic simulation; Transportation; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Micro; Transportation networks
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 8673: Digital computer; 2855: Highway design; 9061: Location; 9045: Micro; 1054: Network (traffic); 143: Planning; 142: Public participation; 9103: Simulation; 3855: Technology; 1155: Transport
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00378986
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0 644 02516 6
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM