REPORTING FROM THE SCENE : AUTOMATED CRASH DOCUMENTATION

This article describes a project which developed the Automated Document of Crash Scenes using Global Positioning System (AutoDOCS- GPS), a product designed to provide accurate, standardized, electronic data, making crash analysis more efficient and increasing road and vehicle safety. The device features high base measurement accuracy, lower costs than alternative systems, procedure guidance and automatic data recording, standardized electronic data, automated computer-aided design (CAD) drawing and text reporting, rapid single investigator operation, and the ability to incorporate supplemental manual or laser measurements. The article describes the system architecture, data flow, AutoDOCS operation, and system test results.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/10485104
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Page range: pp 34-36, 38-41
• Corporate Authors:

  Advanstar Communications, Incorporated

  131 West First Street
  Duluth, MN  United States  55802-2065
• Authors:
  • Rodgers, C
• Publication Date: 2003-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 7 p.
• Serial:
  • GPS World
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Advanstar Communications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1048-5104

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic crash notification; Crash analysis; Global Positioning System; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00962230
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 2 2003 12:00AM