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Rights & Permissions Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles Licensing Geographic Data and Services Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads Other Related Titles The Use of Computers in Facilities/Installations Planning: Summary of a Symposium (1994) Federal Facilities Council (FFC) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 17   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. http://books.nap.edu/openbook/nap.css USE OF COMPUTERS IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING G. V. Wickstrom Consultant Purpose of the transportation planning process: “What if?” testing Wide range of alternatives Both land-use change & Transportation change Assess costs, performance & impacts (i.e., air quality) of alternatives Current & future Evolution of the Process Data   Computer Issues Involvement/goal   60’s ↓ 70’s Large-scale Single-focus Centralized Expensive Slow Large Systems Location Design Technical Limited Add capacity ↓ 80’s ↓ Smaller-scale Broader-focus Cheaper Faster Limited-capacity Alternative Modes Concern about Impacts Political Broader-focus Increase efficiency 90’s ↓ 2000 x On-line Multi-functional Cheap Fast High-capacity Managed systems Citizens Users Very broad Manage demand Performance Data → Methodology → information, regions → corridors → areas → sites Page 17 FRONT MATTER (R1-R5) CONTENTS (R6-R8) INTRODUCTORY REMARKS (1-2) WHAT'S AVAILABLE--WHAT FEDERAL PLANNERS WANT: RESULTS OF THE FCC SURVEY (3-11) THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN SPACE PLANNING (12-15) 'ON THE SHORE' FAMILY OF PLANNING MODELS (16-16) USE OF COMPUTERS IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING (17-19) INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLAYS (20-27) STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITIES OF THE FEDERAL GEOGRAPHIC DATA COMMITTEE (28-30) CASE STUDIES: SENSORY SPATIAL SYSTEMS SIMULATION (S4) APPLIED TO THE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS (31-50) SUMMATION: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED-WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE (51-52)

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THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN FACILITIES/INSTALLATIONS PLANNING: (Summary of a Symposium) http://books.nap.edu/openbook/nap.css Software Selection Agency Requirements Staff Capacity/Requirements Knowledge Training Experience Agency Resources Time Funds (Build or buy) Need Research Other agencies Lit review Inventory-software Vendors Current and Future Uses? Inventory Data Inventory Software Inventory Hardware Assess Staff Capabilities Review Software Develop criteria Compare options Needs met? User survey Demo Select (good luck)

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