Using Lap Tops as Connections to Minicomputers in the City of Portland

by William C. Kloos, Signal System, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Microcomputer Applications in Transportation III

Abstract:

Over the past few years, the City of Portland has used a mix of personal computers and minicomputers to accomplish its mission. This paper describes four applications of using lap top microcomputers as connections to City minicomputers. These applications are: collection of travel time data; collection of traffic sign inventory data; collection of street lighting outage information; use as a remote/portable terminal for the traffic signal system The first two applications are operational and the last two applications are still in the development stage.

Subject Headings: Traffic signals | Computing in civil engineering | Light (artificial) | Data collection | Travel time | Streets | Computers | Oregon | United States

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