North Carolina Department
of Public Instruction
nWith GIS:
nDeveloped pilot program
more than 15 years ago
nMandated use of GIS by
all districts statewide in 1992
nState funding incentives
reward efficiency: fewer buses, better routes
-         Today the process is automated and streamlined and allows us to look at the problems in a new way.
-         Can quickly create routes that are more accurately based on distance and provide the best driver routes.
-         GIS also aids in planning routes for the future; by looking at student grade and census demographic information.
-         And, GIS has facilitated accident-tracking enabling the router to more easily assess if there is a dangerous stretch of road along a school bus route.
-         In addition, the same GIS is used for fleet inventory management, where the number of busses, equipment, engines, and other equipment data can be maintained and analyzed.