Planning

Make better investment decisions with GIS

Use GIS to collect information from across your organization and put it in the hands of planners so they can make the best decisions. Use location to organize data on the current condition of assets and transportation system performance and deficiencies. Then you can make strategic decisions about where to invest. GIS in the transportation planning process helps you effectively communicate your road and highway plan, which helps citizens understand why and where you are investing public transportation dollars.

Visualize performance

GIS in road and highway planning helps you visualize and understand the condition of your existing assets and the performance of your transportation network. It also helps you analyze needed safety improvements to determine the best mix of new projects and required maintenance activities. With location intelligence, you can strategically prioritize your investments.

Make your plan more strategic

To effectively plan investments, planners must collect, analyze, and evaluate candidate projects for inclusion in agency plans. GIS provides a single process for collecting, organizing, and evaluating potential projects from multiple organizations to streamline the planning process. Bundle projects to create scenarios and optimize the mix and timing of projects to deliver the greatest value to constituents.

Collaborate and communicate

Effective collaboration is a hallmark of a successful transportation planning process. The ArcGIS platform enables you to build consensus across organizations. At the same time, you want to build public confidence that you have made the most strategic and cost-effective decisions regarding the public's tax dollars. GIS can help communicate the effectiveness of your road and highway plan to build confidence and greater public support–because a map can be worth a thousand words.

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Products and ArcGIS Solutions

Explore ArcGIS Solutions and product offerings that enhance roads and highways planning.

  • ArcGIS Network Analyst

    Use this network-based spatial analysis tool for solving complex routing problems. Accurately represent unique network requirements.

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  • Plans and Drawings

    Index the geographic extent of record plans and drawings and provide access to a catalog of source documents in the office or the field.

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  • ROW Permitting

    Manage permit applications required to construct, operate, use, or maintain a facility within the public right-of-way (ROW).

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  • Capital Project Planning

    Define a project portfolio, organize it into an official capital improvement plan, and share the plan with internal and external stakeholders.

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