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Accession Number
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PB2013-103250
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Title
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Automating the Process for Locating No-Passing Zones Using Georeferencing Data.
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Publication Date
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Aug 2012
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Media Count
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123p
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Personal Author
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H. G. Hawkins M. Azimi
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Abstract
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This research created a method of using global positioning system (GPS) coordinates to identify the location of no-passing zones in two-lane highways. Analytical algorithms were developed for analyzing the availability of sight distance along the alignments of two-lane highways. The main algorithm was incorporated into a computer model that uses GPS data as the input and produces a method for locating no-passing zones. The resulting automated system processes GPS coordinates and converts them into easting and northing values, smoothes GPS data, and evaluates roadway alignment for possible sight restrictions that indicate where no-passing zones should be located.
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Keywords
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Algorithms
Alignment
Automation
Computer model
Evaluation
Global positioning system
No passing zone
Position(Location)
Sight distance
Texas
Two lane roads
Vector operation
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Source Agency
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Department of Transportation Office of University Research
Texas Transportation Institute Texas A&M University
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NTIS Subject Category
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91B - Transportation & Traffic Planning
43G - Transportation
85H - Road Transportation
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Corporate Author
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Texas Transportation Inst., College Station.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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Technical rept.
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NTIS Issue Number
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1307
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Contract Number
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N/A
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