2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 GPS/GIS Integration for Improving Crash Location Data Accuracy Track: New Technology and System Integration Author(s): Haitao Wu, Thobias Sando, Renatus Mussa, John Sobanjo, Lisa Spainhour GPS (Global Position System) has been identified as a useful tool for improving the accuracy of crash location data. Some agencies have implemented handheld GPS receivers for capturing crash location. Two main concerns are raised: human error due to manual filling of the GPS coordinates to the crash forms and validation of the accuracy of GPS coordinates. To address the aforementioned concerns, GPS and GIS were integrated. GPS/GIS integration allows automated population of crash location data in the crash form. This information could then be exported in the required fields either to the crash reporting software or the crash database. This paper presents the procedure that was used to integrate GPS and GIS in MapObjects environment using Visual Basic programming. The paper also discusses the benefits that have been realized by comparing the quality of crash location data before and after GPS/GIS integration. Haitao Wu Florida State University Computer Science Department 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Room 129 Tallahassee , FL 32310 US Phone: 8504106152 E-mail: haitao@eng.fsu.edu Thobias Sando FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Dept. of Civil Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer St. Tallahassee , FL 32310 US Phone: 850-410-6233 E-mail: sando@eng.fsu.edu Renatus Mussa FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Room 129 Tallahassee , FL 32310 US Phone: (850) 410-6191 E-mail: mussa@eng.fsu.edu John Sobanjo FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Road Tallahassee , FL 32310 US Phone: (850) 410-6153 E-mail: sobanjo@eng.fsu.edu Lisa Spainhour FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Civil Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Road Tallahassee , FL 32310 US Phone: (850) 410-6123 E-mail: spainhou@eng.fsu.edu |
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