SIGNING MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR LONDON
The Highways Agency of the Department of Transport has commissioned a GIS-based computer system for the re-signing of London's primary routes. This Signing Management System (SMS) is believed to be the most comprehensive software package ever developed for a traffic engineering application, covering the full signing process for routeing through to detailed contract documents for sign manufacture, with a detailed database. The background to the Highways Agency's decision to commission the SMS is explained. The way in which SIGNPLOT and other existing projects were integrated into a GIS environment using ManInfo and MapBasic are described, and the functionality of the resulting system and the ways in which difficulties were overcome are demonstrated. Novel features of the SMS are covered in detail, including the automatic generation of sign face designs and the identification of the consequential effects throughout the SMS when any change is made. The methodology behind the QSIGN sign routeing system and its integration into SMS is also discussed. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 881556.
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Authors:
- MORGAN, S
- Lord, B
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- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 111-22
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Computer programs; Conferences; Data banks; Digital computers; Federal government; Geographic information systems; Itinerary; Traffic signs; Urban areas
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 8614: Database; 8673: Digital computer; 8605: Geographical information system; 183: Government (national); 699: Itinerary; 2748: Main road; 8645: Software; 553: Traffic sign; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00725430
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- ISBN: 0-86050-290-2
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Sep 26 1996 12:00AM