DATABASES AND METADATA PUBLICATIONS

Databases Available, Publications of Database and Metadata Issues

Large Scale Traffic and Highway Databases


Hranac, R. (Iteris) & Barrios, J.A. (Kittelson) (2015). Designing the Archive for SHRP 2 Reliability and Reliability-Related Data. SHRP 2 Report S2-L13A-RW-!. Transportation Research Board, Washington DC. [Technical Expert Task Group Goeltz, R.T., Pack, M.L., Schneider, W.H., Sell, D., Trepanier, T.J., Tufte,K.A., Wigan. M.R & Bosman, M. See p12 ] [M. Wigan was largely responsible for Open Source and continuing engagement design and development aspects as part of the overseeing TEG, as a direct result of prior Napier EU FP6 Knowledge Base System experiences]


Bicycles and Walking


Wigan, M. R. (1995). Australian National Bicycle Information Base: CDRom (ISO9660/HFS Gold Master 1995 No. ISBN 08658 984 1). Sydney NSW: Institute of Transport Studies, Graduate School of Business, Sydney University.

Wigan, M. R., & Smith, N. C. (1995). InfoNMT: User manual for a computer-based reference resource for non-motorised transport in NSW (NSW Non Motorised Transport Project Report No. NMT-94-R6): Institute of Transport Studies, Graduate School of Business, Sydney University.

Wigan, M. R., & Smith, N. C. (1995). User manual for the ANBI computer-based bicycle information resources (ANBI Project Report No. ANBI-95-M1): Institute of Transport Studies, Graduate School of Business, Sydney University


Knowledge Bases and Railway Systems


Wigan, M.R., Kukla, R., Benjamins, M, and Grashoff, P. (2008). A new data, document and geospatial repository: Knowledge base and project support for a major railway project. Poster Presentation.

Wigan, M. R., & Kukla, R. (2008). Improving access to transportation documents: the roles of repositories, thesauri, metadata and automated keyword generation. Paper 08-1084, presented at the Transportation Research Board 84th Annual General Meeting, Washington DC.

Wigan, M. R., Kukla, R., Benjamins, M., & Grashoff, P. (2007). RKB: A Knowledge base to support research documentation, data, GIS, spatial data and communications for a major rail freight project. Paper presented at the European Transport Conference, Leewenhorst NL.

Wigan, M. R., Kukla, R., Benjamins, M., & Grashoff, P. (2007). A knowledge base and project support for a major international railway project. Paper presented at the REORIENT Final Conference, Brussels.


Household Interview Data


Wigan, M. R., Smith, N., & Timmis. (2007). How do you decide when to repeat transport surveys? Paper presented at the Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), Melbourne..

Smith, N. S., & Wigan, M. R. (2006). Framework for establishing the frequencies of update for transport surveys. Meyrick Consultancy Project Report 10991. Sydney: Meyrick and Oxford Systematics for Queensland Department of Transport.

Wigan, M. R. (2004). Managing transport datagaps, needs and subsequent delivery: Where is metadata and why do we need to care? (Positioning Paper No. WP01/12/04): Oxford Systematics.

Wigan, M. R. (2002). Transport Data Access Issues. Paper presented at the ESRC Mobilities Network Seminar, Cambridge UK.

Wigan, M. R. (2001). Enhancement and integration of LATS databases (No. ContractReport Oxford 2001/3/1): Katalysis Plc UK for Transport for London.

Wigan, M. R. (2000). Information systems and continuous survey methods. In H. Neffendorf, J. Fearon, M. Collop, M. R. Wigan, D. Ashley, R. Donelly & P. Costinett (Eds.), LATS 2001 Consideration of a continuous survey process - Technical Annex (pp. 10). London: London Area Transport Survey Unit DETR UK.

Wigan, M. R. (2000). Continuous and dynamic data and models: review. In H. Neffendorf, J. Fearon, M. Collop, M. R. Wigan, D. Ashley, R. Donelly & P. Costinett (Eds.), LATS 2001 Consideration of a continuous survey process - Technical Annex (pp. 11). London: London Area Transport Survey Unit DETR UK.

Taylor, M. A. P., Young, W. F., Wigan, M. R., & Ogden, K. W. (1992). Designing a large-scale travel demand survey: new challenges and new opportunities. Transportation Research A, 26(3), 247-262.

Wigan, M. R. (1990). The ARRB hierachically structured (SPSS friendly) Australian household transport survey data information resource CDRom (Discussion Note No. CDRom-1/ISO9660). Vermont, Victoria: Australian Road Research Board.

Taylor, M. A. P., Young, W. F., Wigan, M. R., & Ogden, K. W. (1990). Designing a large-scale travel demand survey: new challenges and new opportunities (Civil Engineering Department Working Paper No. CEWP 90/T6): Monash University.

Taylor, M. A. P., Young, W. F., Wigan, M. R., & Ogden, K. W. (1990). Future directions in data collection. Paper presented at the 15th Australian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), Sydney.

Wigan, M. R. (1985). The secondary use of transport survey data. In E.Ampt, A. J. Richardson & W. Brog (Eds.), New survey techniques in transport. 2nd International Conference 1983 Hungerford Hill (pp. 131-148). Netherlands: VNU Science Press.

Wigan, M. R. (1983). The secondary use of transport survey data. Paper presented at the British Computer Society Study Group on Computers in Survey Analysis Conference, London, U.K.

Wigan, M. R. (1983). The secondary use of transport survey data (Internal Report No. AIR 380-5). Vermont, Victoria: Australian Road Research Board.

Wigan, M. R. (1983). The secondary use of transport survey data. Paper presented at the 2nd New Survey Methods in Transport International Conference, Hungerford Hill Sept 1983.


Metadata and Transport Databases


Wigan, M. R., & Smith, N. (2008). Deciding when or if transport survey data should be updated. Paper presented at the Transportation Research Board 84th Annual General Meeting, Washington DC.

Westlake, A., & Wigan, M. R. (2007). Integrating information about complex systems: the role of metadata in the acceptability of results from models. Transportation Research Record: J Transportation Research Board(1972), 60-68.

Zmud, J., Wigan, M. R., Turner, S., Hall, J., Gillman, R., Harrison, F., et al. (2005). Transportation Metadata: Role of Data and Information Technology Section: Final Metadata Working Group Report (Report to the TRB Data Section of Committees). Washington DC: US Academy of Science Transportation Research Board

Axhausen, K. W., & Wigan, M. R. (2003). Public use of travel surveys: the metadata perspective (No. AB173). Zurich: IVT ETH.

Axhausen, K. W., & Wigan, M. R. (2003). Public use of travel surveys: the metadata perspective. In P. Stopher & P. Jones (Eds.), Travel survey quality and innovation (pp. 605-628). Amsterdam: Pergamon.

Hine, J., Wigan, M. R., & Grieco, M. (2003). Metagovernance, metadata and community information systems: developments in the transport sector. European Spatial Research and Policy, 10, 105-118.

Wigan, M. R., Grieco, M., & Hine, J. (2002). Enabling and managing greater access to transport data through metadata. Transportation Research Record(1804), 48-55.

Wigan, M. R., Grieco, M., & Hine, J. (2001). Enabling and managing greater access to transport data through metadata. Paper presented at the 81st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC.

Wigan, M. R. (2001). Enabling and managing greater access to transport data through metadata. Paper presented at the European Transport Conference, Cambridge UK

Neffendorf, H., Fearon, J., Collop, M., Wigan, M. R., Ashley, D., Donelley, R., et al. (2000). LATS 2001 Commercial vehicle model and data review (LATS 2001). London: London Area Transport Survey Unit DETR UK.

Neffendorf, H., Ashley, D., Bates, J., Jones, P., Collop, M., Capell, P., et al. (2000). LATS 2001 Consideration of a continuous survey process (LATS 2001). London: London Area Transport Survey Unit DETR UK.

Limoges, E., Purvis, C. L., Turner, S., Wigan, M., & Wolf, J. (2000). Future of urban transportation data. In Transportation in the New Millennium: State of the Art and Future Directions, Perspectives from Transportation Research Board Standing Committees. (Vol. CDRom, pp. 15-22). Washington DC: Transportation Research Board.

Taylor, M. A. P., Young, W. F., Wigan, M. R., & Ogden, K. W. (1992). Travel data: their collection and use. In E. S. Ampt, A. J. Richardson & A. H. Meyberg (Eds.), Selected readings in transport survey methodology (pp. 351-371). Melbourne: Eucalyptus Press

Taylor, M. A. P., Young, W. F., Wigan, M. R., & Ogden, K. W. (1989). Travel data: its collection and use. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Survey Methods in Transportation, Canada.

Taylor, M. A. P., Young, W. F., Wigan, M. R., & Ogden, K. W. (1989). Overview of travel surveys.  Melbourne transportation research project (MTSRP) Report 1 (Department of Civil Engineering Working Paper No. CEWP 89/T12 (1)): Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria

Taylor, M. A. P., Young, W. F., Wigan, M. R., & Ogden, K. W. (1989). Future directions. Melbourne transportation research project (MTSRP) Report 3 (Department of Civil Engineering Working Paper No. CEWP 89/T12) (3): Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria

Taylor, M. A. P., Young, W. F., Wigan, M. R., & Ogden, K. W. (1989). Summary for workshop. Melbourne transportation research project (MTSRP) Report 2 (Department of Civil Engineering Working Paper No. CEWP 89/T12): (2)  Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria

Updated and edited on 20 November 2018