Dear
Professional : As a first -time bus rider , how do I plan for my first trip ?
There ’ s an app for that ! Planning your first bus trip can be done from the convenience of your computer . Thanks to Google Trip Planner and phone applications , such as RouteShout , mapping out your route is quick and easy . Not only do these features display HART bus routes , they also map out our transit centers and more than 3,700 bus stops . Just visit www . goHART . org to access these applications , as well as others with various features that are handy for the anxious public transit traveler .
These features are made possible thanks to the HART Geographic Information System ( GIS ) Department . GIS is a computer-based data software used to capture , manage , analyze and display all forms of geographically referenced information . GIS processes and supplies the data required to enable Google Trip Planner , and other phone and web-based applications .
Shannon Haney is the GIS guru at HART . Mr . Haney has been creating maps for more than 18 years and his worked at HART supports customer service , market research , bus route scheduling and facilities management . Therefore , when you log on to plan your trip , you ’ re using part of HART GIS .