Development of a Prototype GIS-based Accident Mapping Program for Kansas

Development of a Prototype GIS-based Accident Mapping Program for Kansas
Author: Robert W. Stokes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1994
Genre: Geographic information systems
ISBN:

The prototype accident mapping program was based on using an existing accident record system called KARS (Kansas Accident Record System). Some local agencies have utilized the KARS software. A method to extract the KARS accident data and have it displayed on a computer generated map was the essence of the study. It was determined from research that a geographical information system (GIS) would best present the KARS data spatially. The capability of a GIS program for various types of accident data analysis was an important factor in determining the type of mapping program used in the prototype.

What Value May Geographic Information Systems Add to the Art of Identifying Crash Countermeasures?

What Value May Geographic Information Systems Add to the Art of Identifying Crash Countermeasures?
Author: John S. Miller
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2008-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1437904130

Geographic Info. Systems (GIS) can be employed to relate, organize, and analyze roadway and crash data, thereby facilitating crash countermeasure identification and evaluation. GIS cannot, however, replace the role of the local analyst as a problem solver who needs to interpret results and recommend engineering, enforcement, or educ. improvements. Using the PC-based Micro Traffic Records System (MTRS), a software packaged employed in Virginia that records crashes at either a specific intersection or between 2 cross streets, it was possible to place 82% of the MTRS crash locations within a GIS. Without crashes that were demarcated at ¿private property¿ locations, the placement rate climbs to 94% for intersection locations. Illus.

Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences

Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences
Author: Sade H Shafer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1995
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Cited in Sheehy, Chen, and Hurt . Volume 38 (thesis year 1993) reports a total of 13,787 thesis titles from 22 Canadian and 164 US universities. As in previous volumes, thesis titles are arranged by discipline and by university within each discipline. Any accredited university or college with a grad

Master's Theses Directories

Master's Theses Directories
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 590
Release: 1994
Genre: Dissertations, Academic
ISBN:

"Education, arts and social sciences, natural and technical sciences in the United States and Canada".

Learning to Think Spatially

Learning to Think Spatially
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2005-02-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0309092086

Learning to Think Spatially examines how spatial thinking might be incorporated into existing standards-based instruction across the school curriculum. Spatial thinking must be recognized as a fundamental part of Kâ€"12 education and as an integrator and a facilitator for problem solving across the curriculum. With advances in computing technologies and the increasing availability of geospatial data, spatial thinking will play a significant role in the information-based economy of the twenty-first century. Using appropriately designed support systems tailored to the Kâ€"12 context, spatial thinking can be taught formally to all students. A geographic information system (GIS) offers one example of a high-technology support system that can enable students and teachers to practice and apply spatial thinking in many areas of the curriculum.