Multimodal Transportation Planning Data Compendium of Data Collection Practices and Sources (1997) / Chapter Skim
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4. Internet Resources
4. Internet Resources
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4.0 Internet Resources
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Further information on the BTS site, as well as the listing of other transportation related Internet sources are provided below. On the Internet: Transportation Related Resources Additional sites are available and new ones are constantly being added.
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L'stname: CD4URBAN Address to subscribe: listproc~u.washington.edu Message to send: subscribe cd4urban |
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<==Commands are sent to the same address as messages to the list itself, so it is important that the listened recognize key words in the subject line. In the body ofthe message include the foDow~ng: - firstname lastname - classification, job title, and/or section - agencys name - agencies location or address L'stname: Electric Vehicle Address to subscribe: listserv~sjsuvmI.sjsu.edu Message to send: subscribe List owner address: Clyde R Hisser, KD6GWN |
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address> I`ist topic(s3: Transportation and air quality L'siname: TRANSTr Address to subscribe: lis~g~gatech.edu Message to send: subscribe transit List owner address: Nick Donaldson Cndonald~a~n.uman~tobaca> List topics: Transit Issues Discussion List Note: Gatewayed to Usenet newsgroup misc.transport.urban-=ansit (which is generally a better way to read the articles if you have Usenet access.) L~stname: INSET A~RNATIVI:S Address to subscribe: majordomo~bga com Message to send: subscribe mansit-ak~ives List owner address: owner-=n~-a~nadves~bgacom List topic(s)
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files from one Intemet connected computer to another. Files capable of being transferred include text fees, software programs, graphic images, sounds, etc.
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. Provides access to searchable on-line US DOT phone book Includes access data on Trans-Border Surface Freight, Traflic Safety, Rail Waybill.
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Provides searchable database Suburban transit, city transit and regions rail schedules United States Depal-bllent of Transportation Address: gopher://gopher.dot.gov Description: Provides background and mission oriented infonnation for the federal Department of Transportation and its operating a~rninis~tions 4 World Wide Web The World Wide Web is a hypertext interface to Internet information resources. Hypertext is text with transparent embedded linkages to other swear resources or documents.
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Also points to other related gopher and web sites Bureau of Transportation Stat~sHcs/US DOT Address: http://www.bts.gov ~ Description: The most comprehensive of the transportation-related sites. Provides information about the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics including product information and on-line order forms.
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TIGER/Line technical documentation and some sample data sets also available. Center for Advance Aviation System Development Address: hup:/lwww.caasd.org/ Description: Provides ~nform~ion on the Federal Amazon Adm~nishadon's sponsored and federally funded research and development center operated by Mime Corporation Includes a searchable database of technical reports and conference doaunents Center for Transportation Research University of Texas Address: ht~p://www.utexas.edu/depts/ctr!
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Railroad Address: http://www.mcs.com/~sdawdy/cyberoad.h~ Description: Provides many mid related resources including browsable Amtrak schedules, Rail Canada schedules, infonnation on Chicago Metra commuter rail system Electric Vehicle National Dabs Center University of Hawaii Address: http://www.ev.hawau.edu:80/ Desmphon: This ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency3 center providers information on He latest research on electric vehicles, and related matenals on data acquisition, simulation and Con. Engineer~ng-and-Technology Transportation Amen Address: http:Hgala~y.e~net.net/gala~y/En ~nng-and-TechnologytIransportabon.hunl Description: Provides good index of ~sportation WOW pages Environment Protection Agency (SPA)
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Georgia State DOT Address: http://www.dot.state.ga.us/ Description: Provides information on activities and programs of the Georgia state DOT GeoWeb Project Address: ht~p://w~ngs.bu~alo.edu/geoweb/general.hun! Description: Provides an index to Sterner geographic information.
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Institute for Transportation Research & Education University of Norm Carolina Address: http:/ftre.uncecs.edu:g0r~ndex.htrnl Description: Provides innovation on ITRE, transportation research and technical assistance, the Center for Transportation and the Environment, and the Southeastern Transportation Center, among other items. Also provides an interactive highway map a user can query for details and locations of North Carolina DOT constriction projects Institute for Transport Studies Home Page University of Leeds Address: ht~p:/f~tsO2.1eeds.ac.uW Description: Provides information on the Institute with a focus on the data and information pertaining to planning, design, operation and use of land transport facilities in Europe and developing countries.
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North Carolina State DOT Address: hl;tp:/~tre.uncecs.edu/dot Description: North Carolina state DOT worked with the Institute for Transportation Research and Education ~E) at the University of Norm Carolina to establish this site which provides information on state transportation and development issues.
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Railroad Related Bernet Resources Home Page Address: http://www.cse.ucsd.edu/users/bowdidge/railroad/rail-home.h~ Descnption: Provides one-stop WWW source pointing to interesting railroad related infonnation sources on Intemet Railway Technical Research Destitute (INTRO Address: ht~p://w~w.rtri.orjpA~ndex.hirn} Desctiphon: Prowdes infonnation on He RTRI in Tokyo, Japan and its research and activates on state of the art railway technologies. Resources for Cartography, GIS and Remote Sensing Address: http://ww~v.uwsp.edu/acaddept/geog/cart.htm Description: Provides an organized index to Internet resources for cartography and map resources, geographic infonnation systems and remote sensing.
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Site provides on-line access to this journal. Transportation Research Board Address: http://www.nas.edu/trb Transportation Research and Education Center Georgia Tech Address: http://www.ce.gatech.edu/centersmlEC/trec.html Description: Provides information on the center and its research and educational activities induding, poor visibility warning Systems, radar propagation studies, automated highway studies and signal timing improvement studies, among others.
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University of Manitoba, Transportation Engineering Abbess: http://www.ce.uman~tobaca/transport/home.hun! Description: Provides list of and inforrnai~on about transportation research projects underway including GIS, intelligent vehicle highway systems and topic information systems.
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USA CityLink Project Address: http://neosoR.com/citylink/ Description: Provides a wide varie y of information on public sector agencies, including transportation; organized first by state and then by city virtual Railroad Home Page Address: http://gpu.srv.ualbertaca:80/~ybeaudoW~rtual_Railroad/home.htm Description: Connation hub for Internet resources associated wad railroads Virginia Transportation Research Council University of Virginia Address: httE'://pratt.vtrc.v~rg~n~aedu/home.hun] Des~phon: Provides information on the council, the V'rg ala Transportation Technology Transfer Center arid Inks to the V~rg~a DOT home page.
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