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Suggested Citation:"CONTENTS." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2004. Geographic Information Systems Applications in Transit. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23342.
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Suggested Citation:"CONTENTS." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2004. Geographic Information Systems Applications in Transit. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23342.
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CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY 3 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background, 3 Problem Statement, 3 Scope, 3 Approach, 4 Organization of Report, 4 5 CHAPTER TWO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT Overview, 5 Geographic Information Systems Business Organization, 6 Geographic Information Systems Resources for Transit, 7 Transit Geographic Information Systems Applications, 11 Summary, 16 17 CHAPTER THREE SURVEY FINDINGS OF TRANSIT AGENCIES Introduction, 17 Background, 17 Results, 17 Summary of Survey Findings, 21 22 CHAPTER FOUR GENERAL CASE STUDIES SURVEY RESULTS Introduction, 22 Synthesis Case Studies, 22 30 CHAPTER FIVE CASE STUDIES OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATIONS IN LARGE TRANSIT AGENCIES New Jersey Transit, 30 Chicago Transit Authority, 32 Miami–Dade Transit, 34 King County Metro Transit, 36 TriMet, 38 41 CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSIONS

44 REFERENCES 46 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 50 GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS 51 APPENDIX A CASE STUDY QUESTIONNAIRE AND INTERVIEW GUIDE 57 APPENDIX B CASE STUDY PARTICIPANTS 58 APPENDIX C TRANSIT GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS BENEFITS: RESPONDENTS COMMENTS TO 1993 SURVEY 60 APPENDIX D APPLICATION AREAS FOR NON-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE

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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 55: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications in Transit examines the value of GIS to transit agencies in service and cost savings. The synthesis summarizes the experiences of a variety of transit agencies, with information from small- and medium-sized transit operators, as well as from large transit agencies. It documents current practices, effective applications, and challenges.

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