Development of intermodal information system for Chennai city
Raja Santhanaraj
Raja Santhanaraj, is Post Graduate in Urban Planning from Anna University, India. He is currently working as GIS Analyst with Wilbur Smith Associates Private Limited
Anil Anumarlapudi
Post Graduate in Traffic and Transport Planning from Regional Engineering College Calicut, India. He is currently working as Senior Manager, Transport Planner cum Modeler with Wilbur Smith Associates Private Limited
Abstract
Transportation planning is changing its face from evolving new transportation facilities to that of developing strategies that promote efficient use of the existing Transportation infrastructures keeping Environmental protection as high priority. Emphasis on Planning methods and procedures that address requirement of people and reach them through proper information system are the need of hour. Intermodal travel and transfer facilities play a vital role in the changing scenario of transportation of a city leading to efficient usage of existing modes of transport. For achieving effective Transportation using various modes of transport for a trip, it is very important to have proper Information system that helps the users in understanding the routes, costs, time and such parameters prior to their journey.
The data needed for development of such information system is network specific. Geographical Information System (GIS) provides a perfect platform to develop such a kind of information system. The use of GIS provides a generic, user friendly and visually attracting environment aimed to provide a quality information service to the users in all the stages of travel.
This paper attempts to describe the procedure for such a system to be designed with an example of a case study. Intermodal Information System for Chennai city in India developed by Author(s) benefits the trip makers by assisting them to optimize their trip costs in terms of time and distance from any origin to any destination.
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