DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTOTYPE TRAFFIC SAFETY GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

A prototype geographic information system (GIS) for the analysis of motor vehicle collisions in Honolulu, Hawaii, is described. An overview of GIS hardware and software is provided along with criteria utilized in the development of the Hawaii system. Mapping and spatial data sources relevant to traffic safety are described and evaluated. The usefulness of Census Bureau Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) files for spatial traffic safety analyses is highlighted. Spatial analyses and potential applications of this technology in traffic safety are also outlined. Recommendations for enhancing the uses of GIS in traffic safety are offered.

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• Authors:
  • Kim, Karl
  • Levine, Ned
  • Nitz, Lawrence
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 41-47
• Monograph Title: Statewide travel surveys, traffic data collection, and urban travel patterns
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1477
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Geographic information systems; Mapping; Prototypes; Recommendations; Software; Spatial analysis; Statistical analysis; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hardware
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00713002
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309061156
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 12 1995 12:00AM