Information systems applied to transport improvement

Transport is one of the most relevant elements for the competitiveness of companies and cities. An inadequate transportation system generates high costs and low customer service levels, which ultimately produces a negative economic impact for both. This article presents an overview of the technology...

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Autores:
Zapata Cortés, Julián Andrés
Arango Serna, Martín Darío
Gómez Montoya, Rodrigo Andrés
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2013
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/73155
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/73155
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/37630/
Palabra clave:
Transport systems
ITS
ICT
City logistics
Communication systems
Rights
openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:Transport is one of the most relevant elements for the competitiveness of companies and cities. An inadequate transportation system generates high costs and low customer service levels, which ultimately produces a negative economic impact for both. This article presents an overview of the technology tools that are part of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) used to improve the performance and safety of transport, not only of cargo but also of passengers, in different modes such as air, maritime, rail and road. This article begins with a description of ITS, followed by the presentations of their benefi ts and, fi nally, it presents a review of the different tools for ITS.