2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Development of a Transportation Decision Support Tool Using MapObjects Track: Transportation Author(s): Hojong Baik, Nicolas Hinze, Antonio Trani A decision support model is a tool decision makers can exploit when they make final decisions in their areas. Basically, a decision support model provides answers to so-called "what-if" questions on decision variables. In this paper, we present a decision support model developed for impact analysis of a new transportation system called "Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS)" on national transportation system. Using Visual Basic, an integrated model is developed as a final product. The integrated model consists of several components including a System Dynamics model for the impact analysis that are coded in Matlab and converted into Component Object Model (COM), various types of socio-economic data required for the modeling process that are stored in MS Access data format, and geographical representation of data used and analysis results using MapObjects. Hojong Baik Virginia Tech 301 Patton Hall, Dept. of CEE, Virginia Tech Blacksburg , VA 24060 US Phone: 540-231-2362 E-mail: hbaik@vt.edu Nicolas Hinze Virginia Tech CEE 301 Patton Hall, Virginia Balcksburg , VA 24060 US Phone: 540-231-3363 E-mail: nhinze@vt.edu Antonio Trani Virginia Tech CEE 301 Patton Hall, Virginia Balcksburg , VA 24060 US Phone: 540-231-4418 E-mail: vuela@vt.edu |
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