AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION SYSTEM : A PILOT STUDY

This paper describes a pilot project designed to study the use of Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) technology as applied to emergency dispatching and tracking functions in the City of San Jose California. The technologies involved in the AVL include Global Positioning System (GPS), wireless communications link, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1998 Published By: Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington DC
• Corporate Authors:

  TRANSCORE (FIRM)

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  CCS Planning & Engineering, Inc.

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  San Jose (Calif.). Traffic Signal Program Management Unit

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  BRW, Inc.

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• Authors:
  • Nguyen, Julia
• Conference:
  • Institute of Transportation Engineers. District 6. Meeting (51st : 1998 : San Diego, Calif.) 1998 compendium of technical papers
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 296-301

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle location; Emergency communication systems

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00787996
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Nov 17 2000 12:00AM