The most difficult task of traffic simulation is to gather all the required input data and code them into a traffic simulation software compatible input stream. In this paper the basic idea of how to make use of the Geographic Information System (GIS) advantages in road traffic simulation is presented. The use of the GIS spatial database and its technology can, it is shown, reduce the time and effort required for traffic data collection and preparation. Among GIS software PC ARC/INFO was chosen, because it is one of the most widely-used GIS tools world-wide and because a lot of experience had been gained during research and professional work with PC ARC/INFO. TRAF-NETSIM (super R) was chosen for the same reasons as the representative software for traffic simulation. A two way connection between these two different softwares was established, and the final result is the ARCSIM System for Traffic Simulation. (A) The German title of this article is: ARCSIM : das Integrierte System für die Strassenverkehrs-simulierung.
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