Press Release

PlanGraphics to develop transportation GIS application for Gary Public Transportation Corporation

FRANKFORT, Ky., Nov. 3, 2008—The Gary Public Transportation Corporation (GPTC)—the commuter bus service in Gary, Ind.—has contracted with PlanGraphics, Inc. (PGRA.OB) for development of a GIS application that will help GPTC staff with transportation planning and modeling, route planning and analysis, grant planning, and other tasks.

GPTC serves the City of Gary and neighboring communities, and also has express service to locations outside the City, including connections to the Chicago Transit Authority and the Pace suburban bus service. GPTC is seeking to establish a Web-based link to the geographic information system (GIS) that PlanGraphics developed for the City of Gary and the Gary Sanitary Commission. The application that PlanGraphics will develop will have functionality available to the public and other functions that will be available only to authorized GPTC employees. Public functionality will include:

Web access to schedule and routes
Customer feedback
Information and instructions for paratransit arrangements
Trip planning

Employee-only functions will include:

Transportation planning and modeling
Route planning and efficiency
Paratransit routing and scheduling
Demographic analysis and route restructuring
Ridership analysis and reporting
Bus dispatch and emergency response
Accident reporting and analysis

PlanGraphics will develop the application using a combination of ArcGIS and VB.NET tools.

PlanGraphics, founded in 1979, is a full life-cycle systems integration and implementation firm providing a broad range of services in the design and implementation of information technology in the public and commercial sectors. PlanGraphics’ experience with spatial information systems and e-services capabilities provides a critical discriminator among other IT consulting and integration firms. PlanGraphics has headquarters in Frankfort, Ky., and regional offices in Maryland and Colorado. On the Web: www.plangraphics.com.

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Contact: Fred Beisser, Senior Vice President—Finance, Tel: (720) 851-0716 or email: fbeisser@plangraphics.com