Download or read book Positioning Systems in Intelligent Transportation Systems written by Christopher R. Drane and published by Artech House Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Positioning systems, which determine the location of cars, trucks, buses, trains, and airplanes, are critical in the use of intelligent transport systems (ITS) to improve the efficiency and safety of transport systems while making them less congested and less polluting. This book is the first integrated study of the role of positioning systems in ITS, the major types of positioning systems, the relationship between them, and methods for evaluating their performance.