An Object-oriented Programming Approach for a GIS Data-driven Simulation Model of Traffic on an Inland Waterway

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have become a worldwide application that can integrate and relate any data with a spatial component in order to support the decision making criteria in many organizations.

Alvarez et al (2006) developed a simulation model to use the Panama Canal
expansion project as an attempt to explain ... as a decision support tool in an
inland waterway network with a dedicated fleet of barges and tugboats using
ProModel.