Applying data warehousing technology to support planning and control on mass transit companies

This paper describes the methodology used in the construction of a Data Warehousing project to support planning and control on mass transit companies. The data sources used were the ones from the GIST98/EUROBUS system - a computer application for supporting operational planning in public transport companies. Firstly, the main Data Warehousing concepts and definitions are introduced. After the problem description and a brief analysis of different Data Warehousing methodologies, the analysis and development phases of the Data Warehousing project are presented. Finally, in the conclusions, the main advantages to implement such a system in the situation described are emphasized.

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Main Authors:	Moreira,João Mendes, Sousa,Jorge Freire de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	APDIO - Associação Portuguesa de Investigação Operacional 2006
Online Access:	http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0874-51612006000100002
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