INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS IN HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

IN SEPTEMBER 1970, AN NCHRP PROJECT WAS INITIATED THAT HAD AS ITS OVERALL OBJECTIVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS SOFTWARE SUSTEM CAPABLE OF BEING USED BY HIGHWAY ENGINEERS IN THE DESIGN OF HIGHWAYS. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN AUGUST 1971 AND CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ACTIVITIES: REVIEW AND DEFINITION OF INTERACTIVE DESIGN AND ROADWAY PERSPECTIVE SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFICATIONS FOR INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS SOFTWARE, USER ACTION REQUIREMENTS, AND MODIFICATIONS TO CURRENT SYSTEM AND PROGRAMS; REVIEW AND DELINEATION OF INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS TERMINAL HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS; AND CONSOLIDATION OF FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS TO THE HIGHWAY DESIGN PROCESS. THE END RESULT OF THE PROJECT WILL BE A NEW METHOD OF COMPUTER-AIDED ROADWAY DESIGN. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Beilfuss, Charles W
• Conference:
  • 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 1-10
• Monograph Title: Application of interactive graphics to transportation systems planning
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 455
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Feasibility analysis; Graphics; Highway design; Highway engineering; Information processing; Reviews; Software; Specifications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interaction
• Old TRIS Terms: Graphic methods
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203856
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030902188X
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 5 1974 12:00AM