TY - GEN
T1 - Denali national park and preserve's transportation system
T2 - 2017 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2017
AU - Clark, Robin
AU - Clark, William
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2017/6/28
Y1 - 2017/6/28
N2 - Denali National Park and Preserve's (DNPP) Vehicle Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (VMP) limits road traffic to 160 vehicles permits per day. This is a tough constraint considering DNPP has 600,000 visitors per year and the park road is open about 110 days. DNPP is using analytics to study its transportation system to ensure visitor experiences are of high quality and park resources, including the historic and primitive character of the park road, remain protected under the new permit regulations. A discrete event simulation (DES) model was developed in ExtendSim to study all park traffic. The DES model arranges the complex behavior of DNPP's road user groups into a defined event sequence using both empirical data and institutional knowledge. The DES model tests traffic volume and schedule scenarios to maximize the visitor experience while still meeting all VMP compliance standards. The DES model is used to improve DNPP's ability to make science-based management decisions about its transportation system.
AB - Denali National Park and Preserve's (DNPP) Vehicle Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (VMP) limits road traffic to 160 vehicles permits per day. This is a tough constraint considering DNPP has 600,000 visitors per year and the park road is open about 110 days. DNPP is using analytics to study its transportation system to ensure visitor experiences are of high quality and park resources, including the historic and primitive character of the park road, remain protected under the new permit regulations. A discrete event simulation (DES) model was developed in ExtendSim to study all park traffic. The DES model arranges the complex behavior of DNPP's road user groups into a defined event sequence using both empirical data and institutional knowledge. The DES model tests traffic volume and schedule scenarios to maximize the visitor experience while still meeting all VMP compliance standards. The DES model is used to improve DNPP's ability to make science-based management decisions about its transportation system.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044535106&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/WSC.2017.8248191
DO - 10.1109/WSC.2017.8248191
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85044535106
T3 - Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference
SP - 4533
EP - 4534
BT - 2017 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2017
A2 - Chan, Victor
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 3 December 2017 through 6 December 2017
ER -
