A web-based spatial decision support system optimizes routes for oversize/overweight vehicles in Delaware

Delaware Department of Transportation has developed a web-based spatial decision support system for managing the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles over the State's highways. This system combines network optimization techniques and a J2EE web-architecture to provide a robust, high-performance and scalable system meeting Delaware's current and future permit processing needs. The new system replaces existing manual processes, providing a number of immediate and future benefits including reducing time to calculate some permits from weeks to seconds, reducing processing costs and providing potential safety benefits by reacting to rapidly changing highway conditions. (C) 2005 Published by Elsevier B.V.