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transportation:
... the conveyance of people and things with supporting infrastructure and services in place, i.e., a transportation system. A transportation infrastructure is made up of all facilities, services, and installations needed to keep things moving, except for those that relate to utilities and communications in general. A functional network of transportation services along with infrastructure is necessary for enterprise and economic development. Therefore, transportation is a category of information or a data element found in a typical location profile of interest to enterprise developers and site selectors.
Transportation is the medium for any means of moving something from one place to another. The term refers to vehicles of conveyance. A series of vehicles are essential elements of a supply chain which supports commerce. Supply chains are managed distribution systems. They provide jobs in areas such as logistics, equipment, technology, warehousing, and other facilities that move goods and services from supplies to end users.
A transportation system is made up of roads, rail lines, rivers, airports, as well as cable and pipelines, i.e., means of transportation. Maps are useful resources. Travelers request road maps from, for example, chambers of commerce or government transportation agencies. The Enterprise and Economic Development Library has a map room.
Users of The Network are urged to suggest locations throughout the world, such as places seeking economic development, for listing in the Global Registry of Contacts (the service of accepting and maintaining suggestions online is free). We (who we are) ask that suggested locations be places that are identified on up-to-date transportation maps.
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