Terrain model resolution effect on sight distance on roads

Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 165-172

  Castro, Maria ^a   García Espona, Alvaro ^a   Iglesias, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Available sight distance; Digital terrain model (DTM); Geographic information system (GIS); Global navigation satellite system (GNSS); Light detection and ranging (LiDAR); Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HIGHWAY PLANNING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; LANDFORMS; OPTICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICLES;

AVAILABLE SIGHT DISTANCE; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM; GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; SIGHT DISTANCE; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; GIS; GNSS; LIDAR; MODELING; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

EID: 84929330497     PISSN: 05536626     EISSN: 15873773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3311/PPci.7658     Document Type: Article

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