Citation

Mladineo N, Knezic S, Jajac N. Transportmetrica 2011; 7(1): 45-62.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/18128600903244669

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article presents an approach to problems of emergency management on motorways using a Decision Support System (DSS). The advantages of this approach in comparison with conventional operational methods are acceptable data management costs provided by spatial data already stored in a Geographical Information System (GIS), generation of new data using various spatial functions as well as transparency for all emergency services. DSS deploys GIS in conjunction with other decision models thus becoming a powerful tool for the coordination of all participants in a decision-making process during emergency situations giving them a more cooperative surrounding. For the purpose of more efficient emergency management on motorways, the main idea is to provide an organizational support by combining GIS with decision models in order to provide an effective spatial DSS concept.