Intelligent Transportation System (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.

Incident Management and Emergency Response

GIS can be integrated with other systems (e.g., CCTV-Video and VMS) to provide a responsive, ergonomic, and intuitive interface for incident management staff. This is critical for high-stress and extended shift positions, especially during the emergency period. Extended weather emergencies, unusual traffic activity, and security-related events require adaptive and easy-to-use tools.

Learn about Maryland's Coordinated Highways Action Response Team (CHART).
See how ArcGIS Tracking Analyst was used to track hurricane paths.

ITS projects worldwide share a common thread-they use GIS, a commercial technology improving data sharing and new functions for ITS.

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