New product promotes installation traffic safety.There is now a new, and faster, way to determine the level of highway traffic safety at your military installation. MTMC's Transportation Engineering Agency engineers have produced "Better Military Traffic Engineering 2002," a highly interactive multi-media compact disk with read-only memory See ROM. (storage) Read-Only Memory - (ROM) A type of data storage device which is manufactured with fixed contents. In its most general sense, the term might be used for any storage system whose contents cannot be altered, such as a gramophone record or a printed book; . "We developed the media to provide installation personnel with fundamental traffic engineering training and guidance," said Bruce Hines, Chief, Office of the Special Assistant for Transportation Engineering. The compact disk can be used for training as well as reference, said Hines. The compact disk was developed with the assistance of contractor Gannett Fleming, of Camp Hill, Pa., to address traffic operation and safety deficiencies at military posts, said Richard Sumrak, project engineer. The disk is designed to function as an instructional tool to train post personnel on the proper installation and use of traffic control and safety devices, such as signing and pavement markings, traffic signals, intersection geometry and guide rails. The CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). is easy to use, providing animated graphics See animation. to get information to the user. "We had an initial distribution of 460 copies just two weeks ago," said Sumrak. "Since then, we've had numerous requests from state and federal agencies for more copies." The compact disk is divided into the following six traffic engineering topics: Signs and pavement markings, traffic signals, gates, parking, roadside safety, and intersections. Included in each section is an index and top-ten issues list. Digital video has also been added to each section to depict de·pict tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts 1. To represent in a picture or sculpture. 2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent. the most important traffic issues. The compact disk is narrated and features closed captioning. It includes 17 calculators, using graphic displays that provide answers to many traffic engineering calculations. Another unique feature of the CD-ROM is that users with Internet access See how to access the Internet. can receive traffic engineering information through links to various Web sites that agency engineers will update on a continuing basis. The development team included: Transportation Engineering Agency's Richard Sumrak, and Gannett Fleming's Carrie Knight, Heidi Kessler, Cynthia Schanke, and Bob Taylor. To order a copy of the compact disk, contact Janie Campbell, at (800) 7220727 or DSN DSN - Digital Switched Network 826-4313; or e-mail campbelm@tea-emh1.army.mil An Internet address domain name for a military agency. See Internet address. (networking) mil - The top-level domain for entities affiliated with US armed forces. . |
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