AN EXAMINATION OF POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE APPLICATIONS FOR THE CTRE INCIDENT LOCATION TOOL

This paper describes an automated system designed for both in-house and in the field collection of crash location information. Central to the system is a software application employing a map based graphical user interface (GUI) designed around geographic information system (GIS) technology. The incident location tool was designed to be a stand alone component used to process crash reports, and to be a component capable of integration with other software packages. The modular nature of the tool allowed for the integration with the Iowa DOT's electronic data collection software Advantage Safety. The benefits of GIS technology coupled with the ease of using GUI based application customized for a specific task led to a desire for research regarding other potential uses of this technology.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13949
• Corporate Authors:

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Center for Transportation Research and Education, 2711 South Loop Drive
  Ames, IA  United States  50011-8664

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Souleyrette, R
  • Gieseman, D
• Publication Date: 2000-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic incident detection; Geographic information systems; Graphical user interfaces; Incident detection; Integrated systems; Interfaces; Maps; Modular structures; Technology assessment
• Geographic Terms: Iowa
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00799111
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 5 2003 12:00AM