Building GIS applications in an engineering environment
- BSC/Cullinan Associates, Boston, MA (United States)
The application of geographic information system (GIS) technology to geotechnical instrumentation is highlighted in this paper. GIS technology is being used in the Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) Project, a multi-billion dollar, multi-discipline design and construction effort addressing traffic problems in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The project will construct an eight-to-ten lane underground highway to replace the existing elevated Artery, and a cross-harbor tunnel connecting South Boston with Logan International Airport. The GIS development approach, application design process, and application modules are described. The GIS provides spatial analysis, geographic correlation, and cartographic display capabilities with rapid retrieval, thereby enhancing decision-making, management, and productivity throughout the construction and operations phases of the CA/T Project.
- OSTI ID:
- 269772
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9603152-; TRN: 96:003190-0010
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 19. AM/FM international conference on thriving in an age of competition, Seattle, WA (United States), 24-27 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Thriving in an age of competition; PB: 711 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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