POTENTIAL OF GRAPHICAL INFORMATION SUPPORT FOR TRANSIT DECISION MAKING AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

The objective of this paper is to examine the potential of the graphical information system (GIS) to increase transit operator control over performance by improving decision-making effectiveness. The GIS is based on the distinction between data and information; data are collected facts, but information is only that data useful for a particular purpose and perceived as such by the user. The GIS increases both relevant information and its perception. The GIS is effectively used in semistructured decisions where it enhances the ability of the user to apply creativity and judgment in solving novel problems. An example illustrates the potential of the GIS to convey patterns, trends, and relationships, thereby enhancing the ability of the user to filter relevant information from extraneous data. Several graphic profiles of a bus route are contrasted with the corresponding tabular summary. All are derived from the same data, but because of data format they convey significantly different information.

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• Authors:
  • Rinderle, Carolyn A
  • Kornhauser, Alain L
• Conference:
  • 62nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1983-1-17 to 1983-1-21
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 23-28
• Monograph Title: Transit management and services
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 947
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus routes; Data collection; Decision making; Graphics; Information systems; Performance evaluations
• Old TRIS Terms: Graphic methods; Operating strategies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389390
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309036682
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 821
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM