TRAFFIC COMMAND, TEXAS STYLE : SMART TECHNOLOGIES SMOOTH HOUSTON'S TRANSPORTATION TANGLES AND INFORM MOTORISTS

This article describes the Houston Transtar, a facility designed to control traffic congestion and manage emergency operations in the Houston metropolitan area. The article describes how Transtar uses geographic information system (GIS) technology that is based on real- time traffic conditions to change traffic patterns and provide information to motorists.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: April 1996
• Authors:
  • Wiersig, Douglas
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 16-21
• Serial:
  • Geo info systems. Vol. 6, no. 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traffic management systems; Advanced traveler information systems; Geographic information systems; Traffic surveillance
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00786676
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Nov 17 2000 12:00AM