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Title Highways : construction, management, and maintenance / Samantha R. Jones, editor.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher New York : Nova Science Publishers
Creation Date 2010
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content ""HIGHWAYS: CONSTRUCTION, MANAGEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE ""
""HIGHWAYS: CONSTRUCTION, MANAGEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE ""
""Contents""
""Preface""
""The Role of Digital Road Maps in the Future""
""Abstract""
""1. Introduction""
""2. Applications: Systems and Services""
""2.1. Intelligent Transport Systems""
""2.2. Use of digital maps in Intelligent Transport Systems and Services""
""2.3. Assistance and Safety Systems""
""2.3.1. Navigation Systems""
""2.3.2. Intelligent Navigation Systems""
""2.3.3. Onboard Traffic Signs Information""
""2.3.4. Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) Systems""
""2.3.5. Curve Speed Warning Systems (CSWS)""
""2.3.6. Fuel Consumption Optimization Considering the Following Stretches of Road""
""2.3.7. Adaptive Cruise Control""
""2.3.8. Lane Departure Warning System""
""2.3.9. Intelligent Lighting System""
""2.3.10. E-Call""
""2.3.11. Autonomous Driving""
""2.3.12. Cooperative Systems""
""2.4. Centralized Management Services""
""2.4.1. Traffic Monitoring and Management""
""2.4.2. Commercial Vehicles Fleet Control""
""2.4.3. Public Transport Fleet Control""
""3. Detail and Accuracy Requirements""
""3.1. Specifications of Digital Maps and Positioning Systems""
""3.2. Map-Matching Algorithms""
""4. Developing and Updating Digital Maps""
""4.1. Development and Updating Levels""
""4.2. Means of Developing Digital Maps""
""4.3. Effort to Develop Digital Maps""
""4.4. Digital Map Updating""
""4.5. Data Quality Measures""
""Conclusion""
""References""
""Financing Highway Construction: Revolving Loan Systems as PAY-AS-YOU-USE""
""Fiscal Stringencies and National Highway Systems""
""State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) Programs""
""Revolving Loan Systems (RLS) as PAY-AS-YOU-USE""
""Mechanisms Of Revolving Loan Systems (RLS)""
""Parameters Maximizing RLS Loans""
""Suggestions For Successful Implementation Of Rls Programs""
""Minimizing Stimulating Unnecessary Investment Projects""
""Maximizing Marketing of RLS Programs""
""Assessing Project and Credit Capacities of Borrowing Entities""
""The Balanced Vehicular Traffic Model""
""Introduction""
""The Fundamental Diagram in Macroscopic Traffic Models""
""Balanced Vehicular Traffic""
""The Balanced Vehicular Traffic Model and Three-Phase Traffic Theory""
""Application to Traffic Networks""
""Non-Driver Understanding of Traffic Signs""
""Method""
""Participants""
""Traffic Signs""
""Procedure""
""Results""
""Comprehension Score""
""Sign Awareness""
""Discussion""
""Acknowledgment""
""Mitigation Measures to Reduce""
""Impacts on Biodiversity""
""Main Effects of Highways on Terrestrial Vertebrates""
""Road Mortality""
""Barrier Effects""
Series Transportation infrastructure-- roads, highways, bridges, airports and mass transit.
Extent 1 online resource (194 pages)
Language English
National Library system number 997010706192105171
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