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An object-oriented programming approach for a GIS data-driven simulation model of traffic on an inland waterway

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Daniel Sasso,

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WSC '08: Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Winter Simulation

Pages 2590 - 2594

Published: 07 December 2008 Publication History

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This research proposes the integration of a Geographic Information System (GIS) with the Arena Simulation software to model the transit of ocean-going vessels through the Panama Canal. The purpose of this integration is to initialize the simulation model with the vessels that are currently transiting the system and the ones ready to begin their transit taking into account waiting time in queue, booking status, navigation restrictions and their times through the locks.

The interface process consists of gathering vessel location and attribute data, which is loaded in database format in the GIS where it is analyzed and displayed in a map containing the location of the locks, anchorage areas, tie-up stations and the transit route. Once analyzed, Arena reads the GIS data from the database and proceeds with the simulation considering navigation transit time, locks transit and lockage times.

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WSC '08: Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Winter Simulation

December 2008

3189 pages

ISBN:9781424427086

Editors:
Scott Mason
University of Arkansas
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Ray Hill
Air Force Institute of Technology
,
Lars Mönch
University of Hagen
,
Oliver Rose
University of Dresden
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General Chair:
Thomas Jefferson
Intel Corporation
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Program Chairs:
John W. Fowler
Arizona State University
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Ricki G. Ingalls
Oklahoma State University

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Prasad UGavirneni SYücesan E(2010)A simulation approach to estimate the value of information in maritime supply chainsProceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference10.5555/2433508.2433752(1967-1975)Online publication date: 5-Dec-2010
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/2433508.2433752
Martagan TEksioglu BEksioglu SGreenwood ADunkin AIngalls R(2009)A simulation model of port operations during crisis conditionsWinter Simulation Conference10.5555/1995456.1995841(2832-2843)Online publication date: 13-Dec-2009
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/1995456.1995841

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