Experimental application of global positioning system to locate motor vehicle crashes: Impact on time and accuracy

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1625, 1998, Pages 41-49

  Miller, John S ^a   Karr, Duane ^b  

^a VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

^b Albemarle County Police Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RADIO RECEIVERS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

CRASH DATA ANALYSIS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0032156716     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1625-06     Document Type: Article

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