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... 58 APPENDIX C Transit Geographic Information Systems Benefits: Respondents Comments to 1993 Survey The following is a sample of the comments made by transit agencies to the perceived benefits of GIS to their agency in the FTA-sponsored survey conducted by Bridgewater College in Massachusetts. • "GIS has benefited our organization by allowing us to capture, analyze, and distribute a greater volume and complexity of data to our entities." ACOG, Oklahoma City, OK • "We all benefit from GIS, in that it is a tool that helps people grasp a concept by viewing it spatially." RADCO/FAMCO, Fredericksburg, VA • "Integrated data and geography.
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... 59 tributed analytical tool for route effective/efficiency analysis." Bi-State Development Agency, St. Louis, MO • "Improved communication of information to public, co-workers, and decision makers.

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