A Review of Object-Oriented Approaches in Geographical Information Systems for Transportation Modeling

Mei-Po Kwan, Reginald G. Golledge and Jon M. Speigle

University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers from University of California Transportation Center

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to review object-oriented (OO) approaches to data modeling and data handling and their usefulness in transportation planning and modeling in general and Intelligent Transportation Systems in particular. The paper begins with a discussion of the current GIS data model for representing a transportation network and the most common database management systems used in the context of transportation planning. We then discuss object-orientation, its different properties and its usefulness in representing a multi-modal, multi-scale network with hierarchical road types. We also discuss alternative database management schemes. Finally we review some existing systems and discuss the implications of adopting an object-oriented perspective.

Keywords: Social; and; Behavioral; Sciences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996-01-01
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