A GIS based information integration framework for dynamic vehicle routing and scheduling

Author

Wang, You-ning ; Thompson, Russell G. ; Bishop, Ian

Author_Institution

Dept. of Geomatics, Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

474

Abstract

This paper describes a framework for integrating information for dynamic vehicle routing and scheduling using GIS and intelligent transport system (ITS). A description of the types of information required for its application in freight transportation is presented. The integration framework introduced here aims to accommodate both geographic features and traffic information within one seamlessly articulated environment. The systems structure as well as implementation with embedded GIS is described. A local courier service operation is used as a case study to demonstrate the potential of such a system

Keywords

driver information systems; geographic information systems; goods distribution; scheduling; transportation; GIS based information integration framework; dynamic vehicle routing; dynamic vehicle scheduling; freight transportation; geographic features; intelligent transport system; local courier service operation; seamlessly articulated environment; traffic information; Dynamic scheduling; Environmental economics; Geographic Information Systems; Global Positioning System; Intelligent vehicles; Power generation economics; Roads; Routing; Transportation; Vehicle dynamics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicle Electronics Conference, 1999. (IVEC '99) Proceedings of the IEEE International

Conference_Location

Changchun

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5296-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVEC.1999.830732

Filename

830732