HIGH PERFORMANCE AND MULTI-FUNCTIONS OF TRAFFIC CONTROL TERMINAL IN OKINAWA TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER

To achieve a higher level of traffic control in the Okinawa area, the authors studied methodologies to enhance the traffic control system. Speedy access to conditions was necessary to improve traffic control. Traffic control terminals are used to obtain data on traffic conditions from host computers to control signals and provide traffic information. Man-machine equipment, such as traffic control terminals, are essential for using the system efficiently. Delayed response was a problem of the conventional terminals, so a new traffic control terminal was developed. The new terminal features: 1) workstations with a multi-window, multi-graph, and tables with traffic condition displays; 2) user-friendly operation via mouse and pull-down menus; 3) fast data display of traffic conditions on digital maps; 4) high speed communication with host computers via local area network; 5) distribution of new functions to conventional terminals. The new traffic control system was implemented in March 1994, and since then, average travel time on arterial roads has decreased 13.5 percent.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Five volumes of papers and one volume of abstracts comprise the published set of conference materials.
• Corporate Authors:

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  TORANOMOM 34 MORI BUILDING 1-25-5
  TORANOMON, MINATOKU, TOKYO 105  Japan 
• Authors:
  • Hamahiga, F
  • Hamada, K
  • Hashino, K
  • Nakao, H
• Conference:
  • Steps Forward. Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress
  • Location: Yokohama, Japan
  • Date: 1995-11-9 to 1995-11-11
• Publication Date: 1995-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 419

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Development; Economic efficiency; Highway traffic control; Information display systems; Intelligent transportation systems; Intermodal terminals; Terminals (Communications); Traffic congestion; Traffic control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Terminal development; Traffic control systems
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00721112
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 23 1996 12:00AM