THE DEVELOPMENT OF TPM: A "MICROSCOPE" FOR THE TRANSPORT PLANNER. 14TH AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM, PERTH 20-22 SEPTEMBER 1989; FORUM PAPERS. VOLUMES 1 AND 2

The new information technology provides transport planners with new opportunities to apply computer based methods. This paper describes the development of an integrated modelling system (the 'transport planning microscope', tpm) for the identification of road transport user needs and the prediction of the traffic and environmental impacts. The technology used includes the personal computer, information management systems, transport network models and interactive graphics. The resulting system may be seen as a 'microscope' for the planner, facilitating the study of regional, metropolitan and local area networks, individual link sections, and activity sites to be made. The system comprises a connected hierarchy of models and software packages that allow planners to move the focus of an investigation between the broad and detailed levels (a). For the covering record of the forum, see IRRD no 822808.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/073092663X
• Corporate Authors:

  Western Australia Department of Transport

  136 Stirling Highway
  Nedlands, Western Australia,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • TAYLOR, M
• Publication Date: 1989-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 205-25
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Western Australia Department of Transport
  • Volume: 1
  • Publisher: Western Australia Department of Transport

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Charts; Computer programs; Computers; Conferences; Demand; Environment; Forecasting; Impacts; Information processing; Management; Mathematical models; Methodology; Networks; Planning; Traffic; Transportation; Travelers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation networks
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497831
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-7309-2663-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM