GIS: COMPUTER MAPS FOR RAILWAY SYSTEMS

Described is the Geographic Information System (GIS) developed by the U.S. Air Force to evaluate operational issues associated with the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison ballistic missile system and its applications for railroads. A GIS can be useful to railroads by combining information from various departments into an integrated system which then analyzes relationships among operating facilities, equipment, shipment routing, personnel, revenue and strategic planning across a wide network of track.

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• Authors:
  • REARDON, J
  • MILLIKEN, L
• Publication Date: 1990-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 19-20
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 86
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computers; Data analysis; Data collection; Geographic information systems; Mapping; Mathematical analysis; Strategic planning
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494718
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1990 12:00AM