The benefits of GIS for Transport
Empower your workforce
Use geographic information system (GIS) technology to give each transportation business unit the tailored information it needs, on any device, anytime, anywhere.
Create seamless workflows
Bring spatial intelligence to your enterprise business systems. Break down data silos and uncover deeper insight with transportation solutions for operational efficiency.
Take GIS to the field
Improve coordination and achieve operational efficiencies in field workforce activities. Use GIS to reduce or even eliminate your reliance on paper forms.
Transportation industries
Ports
Transit
Roads and Highways
Airports
Rail
Esri’s System of Engagement
Location plays a critical role in all transportation activities. A location-based system of engagement founded in GIS technology makes your data easy to understand, analyse, and act on. Thrive with location at the forefront of operations.
Understand
Analysis in a system of engagement consists of two tracks. The business track determines which tools and data people need. In the technical track, these tools are translated into apps that form the foundation of the system of engagement design.
Plan
Next, a systematic road map outlines app deployment. Each app is rated based on the value of the app and the effort required to deploy it. Prioritising high-value apps that require a low level of effort puts useful tools into users’ hands early in the process.
Act
End users stay involved throughout the deployment process, providing ongoing feedback. User representatives are part of the team formed for each app. The team uses an agile, or iterative, approach to deployment and continuous improvement.
Digitise
A series of maps, apps, and analytics support your organisation’s digital transformation by providing insights. Together, these tools help users streamline operations, identify improvement opportunities, and drive efficiency across the organisation.
Gain a competitive advantage with GIS for ports
Large international ports are complex organisations. Port staff manage assets and facilities. They optimise transportation infrastructure and port performance, all while minimising traffic congestion and environmental impacts. And they must coordinate all these activities to ensure unencumbered throughput that protects profit and sustainability.
For optimal performance, leaders need access to the best real-time port data and spatial intelligence to make the best decisions. Become a smart port with GIS for ports and thrive in today’s dynamic port environment.
Location is built into transit’s business
Every transit decision—from planning routes and managing assets to delivering reliable, equitable service—depends on understanding where things happen.
ArcGIS software embeds location into your workflows, connecting data across departments to power smarter planning, real‑time operational awareness, and safer systems. Discover how leading transit agencies use GIS to modernise operations, meet mandates, and build transit systems riders can count on.
Ensuring transportation infrastructure resiliency
With the power of location intelligence, departments of transportation (DOTs) can improve mobility and ensure a safe and reliable transportation system for people. Esri geographic information system (GIS) technology for roads and highways can transform your organisation into a spatial data- and performance-driven agency. Use smart maps to better plan, manage, and maintain your infrastructure.
ArcGIS is the foundation for intelligent airports
Leading airports use geographic information system (GIS) technology to create a single system of record for use across departments, initiatives, and workflows. ArcGIS is the most powerful GIS technology that provides the foundational system for authoritative airport data and connects other mission-critical business systems. ArcGIS can be used to improve airport safety, security, and regulatory compliance and support smarter airport planning, design, and development.
ArcGIS is the standard for maintaining living digital twins of airports. From facilities and passenger safety to work orders and lease and asset management, digital twins provide virtual representations of historic, current, and future airport infrastructure, assets, activities, and conditions.
Transform rail operations with the power of GIS
Unlock the full potential of the rail industry by incorporating geographic information system (GIS) technology into existing workflows. By geoenabling data along the rail network, businesses can leverage spatial analytics, field mobility, and cloud-based solutions. Using GIS data empowers rail industry professionals to embrace a new era of safety, scalability, and reliability.
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