Transportation Systems & Networks

Transportation professionals the world over have discovered and embraced GIS as an important tool in managing, planning, evaluating, and maintaining transportation systems. GIS for transportation, named GIS-T by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, has been used for diverse purposes From modeling travel demand 20 years in the future to tracking a snowplow. From analyzing the annual capital improvement plans to identifying noise regulation violations around airport From improving transit service throughout rejuvenated urban centers to planning scenic byways in recreational areas. ESRI GIS Partner Solutions and Services for the Transportation Industry [PDF-3.44 MB, 80 pages] MOTs and Roadway Management Use GIS to keep detailed, spatially accurate inventories of roadway assets such as signs, signals, pavement, bridges, and lighting. Railroads Rail system operators use GIS to keep accurate inventories of facilities and report safety and performance statistics. Mass Transit/Public Transport GIS is an excellent tool for analyzing ridership and service, as well as revenue, patterns, and usage by select populations. Aviation Use GIS for managing airport facilities, regulating use of airspace, and noise modeling. Water Transportation GIS helps engineers build and manage port facilities and helps planners accommodate community and environmental constraints more easily.

Motor Vehicles Administration
Motor vehicle administrators work with a great deal of information that is continuously changing. GIS-based applications can help make sense of the information in your databases by pinpointing critical locations and identifying trends.

ITS

GIS: The World's ITS Backbone

The Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) market is one of the world's most diverse in terms of participant types, technologies deployed, and project goals.

ITS uses computer and telecommunication technologies to help unsnarl downtown traffic jams in Tokyo; improve rural road safety in Colorado; speed toll-paying and snow-clearing in northern Virginia; improve public transportation in Florida; ease trucking slowdowns from Canada to the Mexican border; and provide a plethora of in-vehicle services for commuters, commercial carriers, and travelers.

Distribution and Fleet Management
Efficient operations require accurate, timely decision making. Knowing where a vehicle, pickup, or delivery is at any given time leverages assets for optimum deployment and cost savings. GIS can provide this critical information. Customer satisfaction, competitive position, timely response, effective deployment, and profitability all stand to gain.