Theses and Dissertations

Tai-Chi Wu

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Usher, John M.

Committee Member

Truax, Dennis D.

Committee Member

Bowden, Royce

Date of Degree

5-12-2001

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Industrial Engineering

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

College of Engineering

Department

Department of Industrial Engineering

Abstract

Although remote sensing has been used in predicting, monitoring, and assessing hazards and disasters for over 50 years, its use in the transportation domain is still in its infancy. This study was conducted to identify the research needs involving the use of remote sensing for such applications within the transportation domain. The first step taken was to determine the current state of remote sensing applications in the transportation domain associated with the prediction, monitor, and assessment of hazards and disasters. The second step was to identify the impacts that such events may cause and the information needed to prevent or reduce their impacts. With the knowledge of the required information, remote sensing requirements and technology limitations were defined. Then according to the knowledge of the current state of research and the limitations of remote systems, future research needs were identified. Finally, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to rank these research needs.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/20631

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