Published in Journal of Young Scientist, Vol.I
Written by Alexandra DUŢU
The paper aimed to present the importance of Geographic Information Systems within the progress of various activities in terms of improving life conditions in the urban areas and also for promoting alternative methods of transportation such as bicycling. With this purpose in view it was submitted to examination a representative area of the capital, regarding the road network and its bordering estates. Through the instrumentality of Geographic Information Systems it was given the opportunity of inventorying them while creating a specific date base able to serve as a decisional support for the local public administration authorities. Given the fact that the textual information accompanies the graphic data it was easily established the way in which the transport roads could be adjusted so that they could insure the safety of all of the traffic participants.
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