The integration of GIS technology and the Internet helps transportation professionals manage and expedite their business processes by knowing when, where, and how quickly tasks are completed. They can also build location-based applications for sales force, field service, and field force automation. GIS routing technology can help them optimize a fleet of 10 or 10,000 vehicles. Real-world modeling gives transportation professionals the most accurate drive-time calculation between stops. Accurate drive-time calculations are just one key factor for precise routing, scheduling, and optimization.

GIS is a powerful tool in the development and implementation of an emergency medical services response system. It gives responders the ability to display and analyze where workloads are or where they need to be concentrated, what type of incidents are occurring, and what demographic information is related to the incidents.

The display and analysis power of GIS is supported by real-world GIS data including streets, school locations, student residences, bus stops, and other community geographic features and attributes. GIS can perform transportation-related functions such as developing geographically accurate walk zones; selecting bus stop and shelter locations; creating optimized bus routes, including the use of road attributes; tracking vehicles and monitoring fleet and driver performance; managing field trips and special needs routing; and producing maps and driver instructions and reports.

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