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GIS-T

Geographic Information Systems for Transportation (GIS-T)

A GIS is a collection of computer software, hardware, data and personnel used to store, manipulate, analyze and present geographically referenced information.

• Maintain and develop data in support of the Department's GIS-T requirements
• Prepare maps and atlases.
• Maintain roadway inventories
• Conduct GPS data collection services
• Maintain the Prince Edward Island portion of the National Road Network
• Promote and foster GIS within the Department.

Key Programs and Services

• GIS-T provides the Department with highway network maps depicting various types of information relevant to the Department's operations. Future link to online maps.
• A Provincial Road Atlas is also produced at a scale of 1:50 000.
• Highway inventory data is field collected and managed within the GIS-T. Accurate measurements of provincially maintained roads are referenced in these documents.
• Centerline mapping of all the roads on Prince Edward Island is maintained on a yearly basis in accordance of the National Road Network program of Natural Resources Canada. Information and digital data can be downloaded here at no cost.

For Further information contact Dan MacDonald