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The use of Geographical Information Systems in Transportation

Book Review: The Geography of Transport Systems

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Revised on: 2015-09-23

This is a book I’ve wanted to lay my hands on for a long time. The Geography of Transport Systems by Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Claude Comtois and Brian Slack is a book that every geographer with an interest in transportation should read. It is also a book that every transportationist with a sense for geography should read. Even if your main focus is just transportation and nowhere near geography, this book will fascinate, because it so brilliantly explains, explores, researches and reviews the spatial impact of transportation systems and how they have shaped the world that surrounds us. It is not often that I fall in love with textbooks at first sight, and this is a book that will not spend much time collecting dust in my bookshelf, as I will read and use it again and again…

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Book Review: Transportation GIS

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Revised on: 2015-09-26

This book showcases many examples of how GIS can be applied in the field of transportation using ArcView GIS, but it doesn’t come with any theory. As such, Transportation GIS more like an overpriced ESRI sales brochure and not a textbook. Nevertheless, the examples are really neat and should inspire any practitioner in the field.

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Book review: GIS for Transportation

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Revised on: 2015-09-30

Having been a student with Harvey Miller at the University of Utah 2000-2002 probably makes my review somewhat biased. Nevertheless, Geographic Information Systems for Transportation: Principles and Applications (Spatial Information Systems) written by Harvey Miller and Shih Lung shaw is an excellent book if you’re a student or professional in the field of GIS and need to know how GIS can be applied to transportation, or vice versa, knowing transportation, this book will tell you what GIS can do for you.

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ArcView Network Analyst Tutorial

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Revised on: 2011-03-11

The ArcView Network Analyst (AVNA is extension module for ArcView GIS. This tutorial was developed by Jan Husdal at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 2000-2002. It shows how to solve 3 categories of network analysis problems; Find Best Route, Find Closest Facility and Find Service Area, and it comes complete with exercise data for download and a solution. Mind you, this is a tutorial for ArcView, not for ArcGIS.
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JavalancheTM – analyzing hazards to roads

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Revised on: 2011-03-10

Traditionally, in studying the effect of hazards on roads, a hazard map is prepared based on the hazard in question, the contributing factors and then overlaid with a road map. If the road or a buffer around its vicinity intersects hazard areas, these areas constitute a potential threat. In the approach used in this procedure, imagine traveling along the road and looking to either side for hazards. The neighborhood that needs to be examined is dependent on the hazard and its contributing factors. This neighborhood search then produces a hazard map that is directly related to the road.

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Road Transportation Management using GIS – vehicle routing and tracking

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Revised on: 2011-05-16

Roads are main arteries of modern society’s infrastructure, contributing heavily to the distribution of goods and persons. GIS provides many helpful applications for ensuring a smooth flow, by aiding design, routing, traffic control and real-time navigation. In essence, a GIS application in transportation is maybe no longer a GIS, but a merger of GIS with Intelligent Transportation Systems or Transport Telematics, where GIS no longer exists as a stand-alone product. This essay will attempt to display the extent of existing GIS applications within road transportation, and critically assess their appropriateness and potential.

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