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Guidance for Developing a Freight Transportation Data Architecture (2010) / Chapter Skim
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Definition of Terms
Pages 90-91

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... A data model is an abstract representation of data characteristics and relationships. Examples of data models include business process models, conceptual data models, logical data models, and physical data models.
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... A transportation network is the set of physical elements where a vehicle moves and freight can be stored and/or processed. Examples of transportation network components include terminals, highway and rail segments, waterways, intersections, inspection facilities, rail classification yards, ports, land ports of entry warehousing facilities, cross dock facilities, and intermodal facilities.
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Key Terms

  • transportation network
  • data model
  • business process
  • physical data
  • data dictionary

  • conceptual data
  • traffic control
  • process model
  • data characteristics
  • logical model

  • logical data
  • common types
  • data architecture
  • reference norm
  • method specifications

  • include method
  • functional specifications
  • normally following
  • approval process
  • modeling notation

  • construction include
  • metadata documents
  • process models
  • rail segments
  • structured information

  • classification yards
  • physical implementation
  • data architectures
  • highway construction
  • software requirement


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