MPC Research Reports
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Title:	The GEOTRANS Geographic Decision Support System
Authors:	Kendall Nygard and Michael Haugrud
University:	North Dakota State University
Publication Date:	May 1994
Report #:	MPC-94-31
Project #:	MPC-026
TRID #:	00669026
Keywords:	decision support systems, geographic information systems, network analysis (planning), rural areas, simulation, transportation planning

Abstract

The GEOTRANS (GEographical Optimizer for TRANSportation) is an implementation of a GDSS for rural transportation. Algorithms and specialized data structures were developed to accomplish accurate and efficient solutions of a suite of network flow optimization models for use in GEOTRANS. The design of GEOTRANS is expandable to easily accommodate a larger repertoire of modeling tools as they become available.