GIS, CAD, and mapping daily news provided by Spatial News SpatialNews. Users can locate people, vehicles, and other mobile assets and receive real-time traffic updates. This technology allows dispatchers to track a vehicle from any location and see a graphical report that shows where the vehicle is, as well as what the traffic and road conditions are that surround it. This helps dispatchers and drivers to avoid road conditions, traffic incidents, and other problems, which may affect their ability to remain on schedule.
Users don t have to buy additional software and hardware but simply harness the Web.
ArcIMS is the backbone of this new service, providing the capability for end users to access location data over wireless devices in real time. PortaTrak is a Web-based tracking service that uses GPS and wireless data transmission to send exact location, direction, and speed of resources. This new service also has the ability to provide real-time traffic reports. One of the key features of ArcIMS is the ability to establish a common platform for exchange of Web-enabled GIS data and services. ArcIMS is more than just an Internet mapping solution-it is a framework for distributing GIS capabilities via the Internet.