Patent ID: 6871137

Claim:
A transportation decision support system for requesting, processing, and displaying transportation information and tracking information concerning surface transport of goods and personnel, the system comprising: at least one server, the at least one server having a microprocessor and a memory storing computer program executable by the microprocessor, the computer program comprising computer instructions for presenting a web-based interface for soliciting a user request for transportation information, receiving the user request, gathering transportation information relating to the user request from transportation data sources communicably connected to the server, organizing the gathered transportation information into data layers, and displaying the data layers as a base map having data layers that can be selected and adjusted by a user to alter the displayed base map; a tracking application residing on the at least one server, the tracking application comprising computer instructions for presenting a web-based interface for soliciting a user request for tracking information relating to an in-transit shipment, gathering vehicle location information and bill of lading information from at least one logistic data source communicably connected to the server, correlating the vehicle location information and bill of lading information, organizing the correlated information into data layers, and displaying the data layers as a base map having data layers that can be selected and adjusted by a user to alter the displayed base map; and at least one client user interface in communication with the at least one server, the at least one client user interface being configured to display the base maps and data layers and to permit a user to select and adjust the displayed base maps and data layers.