Title :
Integrated Transportation GIS for the City of Guangzhou, China
Author :
Chen, S. ; Ray, C. ; Tan, J. ; Claramunt, C.
Author_Institution :
Naval Acad. Res. Inst., Brest Armees
Abstract :
This paper challenges existing transportation GIS applications and research perspectives and proposes a preliminary framework for an integrated GIS for the city of Guangzhou. This paper analyzes current conditions, needs and problems faced by the citizens and transportation agencies of Guangzhou. Nowadays, the state of traffic/transportation infrastructures of Guangzhou requires new approaches for the management and planning of urban traffic flows. Taking into account existing applications, demands and problems, the purpose of our research is to provide an integrated multimodal GIS for intelligent transportation system
Keywords :
geographic information systems; road traffic; town and country planning; traffic control; traffic information systems; transportation; China; Guangzhou city; geographic information system; integrated multimodal GIS; intelligent transportation system; traffic-transportation infrastructure; urban traffic flow management-planning; Buildings; Cities and towns; Geographic Information Systems; Information management; Intelligent transportation systems; Management information systems; Road transportation; Safety; Telecommunication traffic; Urban planning;
Conference_Titel :
ITS Telecommunications Proceedings, 2006 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9587-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9587-5
DOI :
10.1109/ITST.2006.288698
