• Mohd. Vasim Ansari

Traffic congestion in the roads is a recurring problem which is faced worldwide. India is a fast growing economy and the problem is severely felt in almost all major cities. One of the Primary reasons is because infrastructure growth is slow compared to growth in number of vehicles, due to space and cost constraints. Another reason is Indian traffic being non-lane based and chaotic, is largely different from the western traffic but there is another important reason which has been neglected by the system since a long time that is availability of parking space in Indian cities. Usually people park their two and four wheelers in the side of roads which results in traffic congestion and discomfort for the pedestrians. Parking areas need to be planned efficiently and effectively in order to avoid the road congestion. Advance technologies like GIS and Remote sensing play an important role in it. In the current scenario GIS and remote sensing have emerged as advance technological tools which can Capture, Store, Manipulate, Analyse and Disseminate spatially referenced data. GIS has the capability to integrate data from various sources, manipulate, analyse and display it geographically in a consistent manner. This paper tries to address the issue and current situation using GIS and remote sensing to identify the bottle necks and mitigate the problem. Avoiding vehicle parking at road side results in reducing traffic accidents, enhancing communication and response in emergency, reducing energy consumption and efficiency in reaching destination, increase national and regional economic output through efficient utilisation of transport facilities. Also reducing travel time and travel costs by smooth traffic flow. GIS enabled gathering of data and intelligence and timely feedback to traffic managers and road-users results in improved safety to drivers, better traffic efficiency, reduced traffic congestion, improved energy efficiency and environmental quality and enhanced economic productivity.

GIS, Spatial Analysis, Remote sensing, Cartography, Network Analysis, Service area Analysis

"Spatial distribution analysis of parking areas in Hyderabad City: A GIS Approach", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no.929-935, September-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809787.pdf

"Spatial distribution analysis of parking areas in Hyderabad City: A GIS Approach", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no. pp929-935, September-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809787.pdf