New Resource Tool to Assist State and Local Transportation Planners
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DOT 141-98
BTS Product Line
202-366-DATA
Wende ONeill
202-366-8876
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Wednesday, July 29, 1998 -- The U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) recently released a new CD-ROM
resource guide that will assist state and local transportation
planners with implementing linear referencing systems (LRS) used
with geographic information systems (GIS).
"This product is in keeping with President Clintons
commitment to reinvent government," said BTS Deputy Director
Robert A. Knisely. "The resource guide will serve the public
better because weve collected data that was previously
widely scattered throughout the country and made it conveniently
available in one package."
The resource guide which provides information for implementing
LRS/GIS data provides access to a large collection of published
materials in the public domain as well as documents found on the
Internet. It provides an overview on the subject with links to
detailed papers that specifically address particular topics and
issues.
The CD-ROM contains more than 100 scanned documents on LRS
models, LRS implementation applications, state reference manuals,
and state and national research reports. The resource guide also
contains an example of a robust implementation of LRS in GIS by
the Wisconsin DOT.
A discussion of future research and technology directions for
implementation of LRS in GIS is included in the resource guide
with access to some of the most current literature on these
topics. A keyword searchable database is provided for the scanned
documents as well as direct links to Internet sites containing
more documents on the subject.
To order a copy of the CD-ROM, contact the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics by phone on (202) 366-DATA, by FAX on
(202)366-3640, by email to orders@bts.gov,
or by writing to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics at
BTS/DOT, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590.
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