Investigation of the Use of Global Positioning System (GPS) Technology and Its Augmentations Within State and Local Transportation Departments

2000PDFTech ReportFHWA-RD-00-093Global Positioning SystemApplicationsLocal government agenciesState highway departmentsAugmentationsGlobal positioning systemHighway departmentsLocal governmentOffice of Operations Research and DevelopmentState governmentSurface transporationTransporation departmentsUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and TechnologyUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and TechnologyTurner-Fairbank Highway Research CenterFederal Highway AdministrationThis report summarizes Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and its augmentation-related activities within State and local transportation agencies. In general, the following items are addressed for each State that participated in this investigation and provided the Federal Highway Administration with information about its activities: Agency name; Description of GPS-related transportation activities; Projects; and Contact person. Most of the information contained in this report was provided by, and is the perspective of, the staffs of the State and local agencies. Participating states are as follows: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.86