GIS and GPS to Evaluate Urban Arterial Performance

Mohammad Taleb Obaidat; Anas Ahmad Mohammad

doi:10.12816/0024657

Article Details

GIS and GPS to Evaluate Urban Arterial Performance

Authors:

Mohammad Taleb Obaidat | Anas Ahmad Mohammad

Publisher:

Jordan University of Science and Technology : Deanship of Research

Main Topics:

Engineering and applied operations

Journal:

Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering 2016 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.132-144

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

84611

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2225157X

pISSN:

19930461

DOI:

10.12816/0024657

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Keywords:

Abstract:

 New performance-based design procedures with the incorporation of operating speeds were proposed utilizing Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies for arterial performance evaluation and congestion quantification at urban areas. The relevance of geometrical variables and land use to operating speed was also investigated using consistency measure. The collected variables in the data-base layers of GIS included: traffic volume, pedestrian volume, parking occupancy rate, cross-section characteristics, geometry of road, road environment features and land use for arterials and relevant intersection layers. The results showed that: 1) Consistency could provide a new performance measure of urban streets utilizing GPS data incorporated with GIS capability; 2) Divided ring road arterials which have more length, more than one lane and are located at residential areas were more consistent with their posted speed limits than the others; 3) Congestion can be quantified using a new scheme proposed in this research work utilizing GIS and the second-by-second GPS data.

Article Details

GIS and GPS to Evaluate Urban Arterial Performance

Authors:

Mohammad Taleb Obaidat | Anas Ahmad Mohammad

Publisher:

Jordan University of Science and Technology : Deanship of Research

Main Topics:

Engineering and applied operations

Journal:

Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering 2016 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.132-144

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

84611

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2225157X

pISSN:

19930461

DOI:

10.12816/0024657

Descriptors:

LOCATION FACTORS

GIS

GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS

EVALUATION

URBAN AREAS

GIS

GPS

Arterial Performance

Evaluation

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Mohammad Taleb Obaidat | Anas Ahmad Mohammad

Publisher: Jordan University of Science and Technology : Deanship of Research

Main Topics: Engineering and applied operations

Journal: Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering 2016 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.132-144

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2016

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 84611

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 2225157X

pISSN: 19930461

DOI: 10.12816/0024657

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Mohammad Taleb Obaidat | Anas Ahmad Mohammad

Publisher:

Jordan University of Science and Technology : Deanship of Research

Main Topics:

Engineering and applied operations

Journal:

Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering 2016 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.132-144

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

84611

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2225157X

pISSN:

19930461

DOI:

10.12816/0024657