ABSTRACT
Geographical information systems (GIS) are used in a variety of application contexts. In some fields such as geodesy there is already a long tradition in using GIS. In other fields of application, such as transportation, GIS is relatively new (Niemeier and Beard, 1993). Because of the complexity of many transportation issues, both within and across modes, a lot of information from different transportation departments is required to fully consider the various alternatives (Opiela, 1991). Opiela indicates that the capabilities of a GIS in the transportation field will permit the assimilation, integration and presentation of data collected and stored by each of the transportation divisions involved. To get insight into the possibilities of GIS for transportation ‘…there is a need to identify current applications of GIS concepts and technologies in the transportation field, to identify uses that may be possible with the development of advanced GIS concepts and technologies…’. One such application may be the simulation of the parking behaviour of motorists.
