TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - GIS-based system for sight distance analysis of highways
JO  - Journal of computing in civil engineering
A1  - Castro, María
A1  - Anta, Jose A.
A1  - Iglesias, Luis
A1  - Sánchez, José A.
SP  - 04014005
EP  - 04014005
VL  - 28
IS  - 3
N2  - Analyzing the distance visible to a driver on a highway is important for traffic safety, especially in manoeuvres such as emergency stops, when passing another vehicle, or when vehicles cross at intersections. Software that calculates highway distances visible to a driver has been developed. This software is supported by a geographic information system (GIS) and can use a trajectory defined by points obtained with a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver instead of relying on project information. The software includes specific tools for studying shortcomings in three-dimensional (3D) alignment; mainly, this pertains to divings. In this article, the software and its application to a case study are presented. The results are compared with those obtained using an existing validated procedure. 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0887-3801
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000317
ID  - ref1
ER  -