ABSTRACT
Track:  Transportation

Time and Space Modeling of Public Transport Systems Using the New Features of the ArcInfo Version 7.1 ARC NETWORK Mmodule Paper Text

Per Thorlacius


Modeling the movement of vehicles and passengers in time and space in public transport systems is generally a rather difficult task. When finding the shortest path through a public transport network, not only the link impedance has to be taken into account, but also the time at which the link occurs (i.e. the time the bus actually rides the actual segment.) This type of modeling requires an otherwise complex topological network. This paper describes how the new features of the version 7.1 ARC NETWORK module can be used to create this kind of topology, and discusses the experience gained from a large-scale implementation.

 

Per Thorlacius
National Environmental Research Institute
Frederiksborgvej 399, P.B. 358
Roskilde, DK-4000
DENMARK

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