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Teaching highway safety analysis through networking and visualization
Author(s) -
Yi Ping,
Lam Paul
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.1018
Subject(s) - computer science , the internet , visualization , collision , control (management) , data mining , database , world wide web , computer security , artificial intelligence
This paper introduces an effective and efficient approach to teaching highway safety analysis. Using an internet‐based client server framework, this system accesses the central database in the public safety department to extract data. Through query operations, students can view any accident statistics to search for roadway design deficiencies or traffic control problems. The system automatically generates the collision diagram, which substantially reduces the time and simplifies the complexities associated with manual handling of accident data. Implementation experience has shown that the system is effective, reliable, and easy to use. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 9: 171–179, 2001