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Title	GIS APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION DATA
Accession No	00636505
Authors	Chin, S-M; Peterson, B
Conference Title	Proceedings of the 1990 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Transportation Symposium
Corp. Authors / Publisher	American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ; Federal Highway Administration ; Transportation Research Board
Publication Date	19900000
Description	16p ; Figures
Languages	English
Abstract	This paper gives a general description of the PC ARC/INFO and TransCAD GISs and the NHPN, HPMS, NBI, and NPC databases. Detailed lists of elements included in the selected geographic information systems' databases are presented in this paper so that potential users can assess the usefulness of these systems to their own applications. Sample plots generated by the selected GISs based on the above-mentioned databases are also presented. TransCAD is a geographic information system used for planning, managing, and analyzing the characteristics and performance of transportation systems and facilities. PC ARC/INFO is a software system that bring sophisticated geographic information, analysis, and mapping capabilities to personal computers. NHPN, the National Highway Planning Network is a geographically-based analytic network of major highways in the continental U.S.
TRT Terms	Geographic information systems ; Highway planning ; Mapping ; Software ; Transportation planning
Subject Areas	H12 PLANNING; I21 Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Availability	American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
TRIS Files	HRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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