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Context Classification Of Roadways Using Nationally Available Gis Data, Laura Wright
Context Classification Of Roadways Using Nationally Available Gis Data, Laura Wright
Theses and Dissertations--Civil Engineering
A Context Classification System based on context attributes of the area surrounding a roadway provides detailed information about the environment of a roadway corridor, while enabling practitioners to cater roadway projects to the community they are within. This study sought to create a system that would automatically classify roadway segments into the correct context, using data sources that are available nationwide. The proposed approach was tested by classifying the roadways in Highway District 7 of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. This process would make context classification approachable to more organizations, as it would reduce the amount of time required to apply …