2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
GIS for Oak Ridge Evacuation Modeling System Track: Homeland Security Author(s): Cheng Liu Oak Ridge Evacuation Modeling System (OREMS) is a PC-based system for simulation of traffic flow during an emergency evacuation which can be undertaken in response to a natural or man-made catastrophe. OREMS is designed to allow comprehensive evacuation planning studies including estimates of evacuation times, development of traffic management and control strategies, identification of evacuation routes, identification of traffic control points, and other elements of an evacuation plan. There are two major components in this system, GIS and Transportation Models. This presentation emphasizes on the GIS component. The GIS component includes GIS data preparation such as transportation network, controllers, and population distribution in the study area; visualization such as traffic flow, speed, and traffic count; and animation. This system was developed with Visual Basic and MapObjects LT. Cheng Liu, Ph.D. Oscar Franzese, Ph.D. Budhendra Bhaduri, Ph.D. John Sorensen, Ph.D. Oak Ridge National Laboratory Cheng Liu Oak Ridge National Laboratory Computational Science and Engineering Division One Bethel Valley Road Oak Ridge , TN 37831-6017 US Phone: 865-576-5593 Fax: 865-241-6261 E-mail: uil@ornl.gov |
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