04832nam 2200637Ia 450 991045667210332120200520144314.01-61324-591-2(CKB)2550000000044964(EBL)3018170(SSID)ssj0000523151(PQKBManifestationID)11347572(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523151(PQKBWorkID)10539796(PQKB)11263705(MiAaPQ)EBC3018170(Au-PeEL)EBL3018170(CaPaEBR)ebr10659092(OCoLC)923657549(EXLCZ)99255000000004496420100617d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHighways[electronic resource] construction, management, and maintenance /Samantha R. Jones, editorNew York Nova Science Publisher'sc20101 online resource (194 p.)Transportation infrastructure-- roads, highways, bridges, airports and mass transitDescription based upon print version of record.1-61728-862-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.""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""; ""Abstract""; ""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""; ""Conclusion""; ""The Balanced Vehicular Traffic Model""; ""Abstract""; ""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""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Non-Driver Understanding of Traffic Signs""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Method""; ""Participants""; ""Traffic Signs""; ""Procedure""; ""Results""; ""Comprehension Score""; ""Sign Awareness""; ""Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""References""; ""Mitigation Measures to Reduce""; ""Impacts on Biodiversity""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Main Effects of Highways on Terrestrial Vertebrates""; ""Road Mortality""""Barrier Effects""Transportation Infrastructure - Roads, Highways, Bridges, Airports and Mass TransitRoadsDesign and constructionRoadsDesign and constructionManagementRoadsMaintenance and repairElectronic books.RoadsDesign and construction.RoadsDesign and constructionManagement.RoadsMaintenance and repair.625.7Jones Samantha R943700MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456672103321Highways2130268UNINA