GIS as a tool for efficient management of transport streams

Abstract

The transport network, which is an ideal object for the automation and the increase of efficiency using geographic information systems (GIS), is considered. The transport problems, which have a lot of mathematical models of the traffic flow for their solution, are enumerated. GIS analysis tools that allow one to build optimal routes in the real road network with its capabilities and limitations are presented. They can solve the extremely important problem of modern Ukraine – the rapid increase of the number of cars and the glut of road network vehicles. The intelligent transport systems, which are created and developed on the basis of GPS, GIS, modern communications and telecommunications facilities, are considered.

Keywords

• transport system
• road network
• transport navigation GIS
• geographic information technology (GIT)
• GPS-technology
• intelligent transport systems (ITS)
• deterministic and stochastic approach