A 3-D graphical database system for landfill operations using GPS
Journal
Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
5
Pages
330-341
Date Issued
2002
Author(s)
Abstract
Landfill space is an important commodity for landfill companies. It is desirable to develop an efficient tool to assist space management and monitor space consumption. When recyclable wastes or particular waste materials need to be retrieved from the landfill site, the excavation operations become more difficult without an efficient tool to provide waste information (i.e., location and type). In this paper, a methodology and several algorithms are proposed to develop a 3-D graphical database system (GDS) for landfill operations. A 3-D GDS not only monitors the space consumption of a landfill site, but can also provide exact locations and types of compacted waste that would later benefit the landfill excavation operations or recycling programs after the waste is covered.
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Type
journal article