It has been estimated that traffic congestion on USA roadways and transit systems results in productivity losses in the billions of dollars each and every year. Also property damage, injuries, increased pollution and extra fuel cost add even more to the total cost of congestion in our transportation system.
The GPS systems accuracy and availability offers increased efficiencies and safety for vehicles using public roadways as well as mass transit systems. Commercial traffic is significantly improved with the use of GPS systems. GPS routing can improve fuel savings as well as travel time being shortened. Maintenance crews, emergency services as well as mass transit systems can benefit from using GPS routing.
Vehicles can be located automatically with GPS systems and also can use them for navigation anywhere in the world. With the combination of GPS position technology and GPS geographic information it is possible for new advances in transportation to occur and utilized.
With a geographic information system (GIS) it is possible to store, analyze and then display information for efficient vehicle routing and keeping vehicles on schedule. Using this type of system with mass transit informs passengers of precise arrival times. It also enables mass transit systems to keep track of all vehicles and improve performance of the system.
There is ongoing research to help find ways to lessen road congestion using GPS. Trucking companies at present use GPS to more efficiently keep up with all vehicles in the fleet and more effectively route each truck for cost benefits. As GPS technology advances it may be possible to almost eliminate all vehicular accidents. GPS technology has in a very short time made all forms of travel safer, cheaper and more time efficient. Advances are occurring at a rapid rate and will continue to benefit the common traveler and commercial operator.
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