Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Technologies in Transportation, Synthesis Report 2001

摘要

Four university consortia are pursuing research in applications of remote sensing and spatial information technologies in four focus areas of transportation: (1) environmental assessment, (2) infrastructure management, (3) traffic flow and (4) hazards, safety and disaster assessment. A number of Technology Application Partners, mostly commercial firms, are engaged in a parallel effort to develop recent research into marketable products. This Synthesis Report from the university consortia marks the end of the first year of the research program. It places the research in the context of the state of the practice as it currently exists. It is presented in three sections. The first is a quick overview of the technology. The second section documents examples of application of the technology in DOTs in the U.S. over the last decade. This sets the stage for the third section, a summary of consortium research in its first year of operation.