The Benefits of GIS in ADEC (ROI Perspective)

Pakrad Sarkis BalabanianEIS Team LeaderAbu Dhabi Education Council

About ADEC• Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) was established in

2005 in accordance with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the UAE President, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi to provide all students in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi with access to quality education

• ADEC has developed a 10-year Strategic Plan to drive improvement in the P-12 sector and deliver education of the highest international standards The Strategic Plan has identified different priorities for its Vision and Mission:

– Elevate Schools Quality in Abu Dhabi to International Standards– Improve Access to P-12 Education– Provide Students with Affordable Options of High Quality Private Education– Help Learners to Contribute Positively to Society– Build ADEC Capabilities– Enhance Stakeholder Engagement

ADEC SDI

• ADEC is an active member of Abu Dhabi Spatial Data Infrastructure

• ADEC is the major custodian and distributor of educational data

• ADEC SDI is integratedwith distributed systemssuch as ERP, SIS, BI…

• ADEC uses esri ArcGIS server, Image server and different desktop extension…

ADEC - GIS

AD Municipality

AA Municipality

Health Authority - AD

Environment Agency - AD

Military Survey Dep.

AD Police

AD-SDIPlanning DB

Facilities DB

Libraries DB

Higher Education DB

SIS DB

ERP DB

Analysis

Information

* Planning

Internet / Intranet

ADDC

Etisalat

Schools

Teachers

Students

Universities

Institutes

Statistics Center - AD

GIS Applications

• GIS technology has been instrumental in achieving the goals set out by ADEC

• GIS can be used bydifferent departmentsIn ADEC in addition to educational zones,school administrationsteachers, studentsand parents…

GIS ROI

• For many years IT projects have been initiated largely based on qualitative, value-added reasoning.

• To be successful, IT strategies must be aligned with business strategies, and IT processes must reflect business processes.

• ROI studies use a combination of qualitative and quantitative measures to assess the utility that an organization will obtain from an investment.

• Benefits can be categorized as Tangible and Intangible GIS benefits

Transportation ManagementPilot Project

• Abdullah Bin Otaibah School was selected to do the pilot project

• All bus trips were surveyed with GPS• esri® ArcLogistics™ & ArcMap™ were used to

calculate different scenarios of optimization• A comparison between The current situation, and

other optimized scenarios represents the benefits of using GIS…

Abdullah Bin Otaibah School

•664 Students•453 Students use the bus (68%) •144 Stops•3.1 Students per stop

•1 Special needs (Wheel chair)•Grade1-Grade9•Male

Facts

Statistics

Current Situation

Number of Buses 12Total Distance Covered (Km) 148Average Distance per Bus (Km) 12.3Min Bus Trip Distance (Km) 4.9Max Bus Trip Distance (Km) 32.7Total Duration of Trips (Hours) 8Average Duration per Bus (Minutes) 40.3Min Bus Trip Duration (Minutes) 28Max Bus Trip Duration (Minutes) 59Average Number of Students per Bus 37.7Bus Utilization (Capacity 60 Students) 62.8%Average Student Trip Duration (Minutes) 28Min Student Trip Duration (Minutes) 4Max Student Trip Duration (Minutes) 58

Different Scenarios were considered based on the Time Factor

Maximum 60 Minutes Trip ModelStatistics

Number of Buses 8Total Distance Covered (Km) 131.8Average Distance per Bus (Km) 16.5Min Bus Trip Distance (Km) 6.6Max Bus Trip Distance (Km) 31.6Total Duration of Trips (Hours) 4.4Average Duration per Bus (Minutes) 33Min Bus Trip Duration (Minutes) 12.9Max Bus Trip Duration (Minutes) 56.3Average Number of Students per Bus 56.6Bus Utilization (Capacity 60 Students) 94.3%Average Student Trip Duration (Minutes) 20.2Min Student Trip Duration (Minutes) 1Max Student Trip Duration (Minutes) 59

Maximum 45 Minutes Trip ModelStatistics

Number of Buses 10Total Distance Covered (Km) 142.7Average Distance per Bus (Km) 14.3Min Bus Trip Distance (Km) 3Max Bus Trip Distance (Km) 26.3Total Duration of Trips (Hours) 4.7Average Duration per Bus (Minutes) 28.3Min Bus Trip Duration (Minutes) 6.3Max Bus Trip Duration (Minutes) 43.2Average Number of Students per Bus 45.3Bus Utilization (Capacity 60 Students) 75.5%Average Student Trip Duration (Minutes) 17.9Min Student Trip Duration (Minutes) 1Max Student Trip Duration (Minutes) 45

Maximum 30 Minutes Trip ModelStatistics

Number of Buses 12Total Distance Covered (Km) 146.5Average Distance per Bus (Km) 12.2Min Bus Trip Distance (Km) 3.8Max Bus Trip Distance (Km) 19.12Total Duration of Trips (Hours) 4.7Average Duration per Bus (Minutes) 23.6Min Bus Trip Duration (Minutes) 7Max Bus Trip Duration (Minutes) 29.5Average Number of Students per Bus 36.25Bus Utilization (Capacity 60 Students) 60.4%Average Student Trip Duration (Minutes) 14.2Min Student Trip Duration (Minutes) 1Max Student Trip Duration (Minutes) 29

18 Students and 9 Stops will not be served

Facts & Figures

Academic Year 150 Days

Number of Schools 299 Public Schools

Diesel Usage 0.14 Liter / KM

Diesel Price 2.75 AED / liter

Subsidy value 0.60 AED / liter

Emission: Hydrocarbons 2.18 grams / KM

Emission: Carbon Monoxide 17.21 grams / KM

Emission: Oxides of Nitrogen 1.12 grams / KM

Emission: Carbon Dioxide2 324.13 grams / KM

*Emission values provided by United States Environmental Protection Agency

Optimization Results

60 Min Model 45 Min Model

Bus Quantity Optimization 33% 17%

Distance Optimization 10.9% 3.6%

Fuel Optimization 11% 4%

Time Optimization 31.50% 12.70%

Capacity Optimization 31.50% 12.70%

Emission Reduction 11% 4%

ADEC Cost Savings 33% 17%

Potentials & Targets

• If 1Km is reduced per bus on average:

• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies diesel emissions as a "likely carcinogen." Diesel emissions are estimated to be responsible for 70 percent of the cancer risk arising from air pollution.

• According to the California Air Resources Board. Dangers from diesel exhaust can range from respiratory illnesses including asthma and bronchitis to lung cancer and heart disease.

• Children are more vulnerable to the effects of diesel exhaust than adults because they breathe more quickly and take more air into their developing lungs. And on average, school children who ride the bus spend an average of 90 minutes each weekday in transit

Total Distance Saved Per Year 495,000 KM

Emission: Hydrocarbons 1,080 KG

Emission: Carbon Monoxide 8,520 KG

Emission: Oxides of Nitrogen 557 KG

Emission: Carbon Dioxide2 160,443 KG

Potentials & Targets

• If number of buses were reduced by 5%:– Cost Saving will be ≈ 10,725,000 AED

2,979,167 USD

• If number of buses were reduced by 10%:– Cost Saving will be ≈ 21,450,000 AED

5,958,333 USD

Other Benefits

• Reducing student commuting time• Tool for assessing the current situation• Tool for assessing the contract with the

transportation company• Tool for KPI measuring• Helps Decision Makers to forecast the impact

of their policies and decisions• Cost Savings• Reducing traffic jams and pollution

Issues to consider

• Student addresses• Bus Stops• Road Network• Live traffic report• Authorities and responsibilities• Drivers cooperation

Levels of Implementation

Enterprise

Operational

Planning

Analysis

• Bus tracking system• Online attendance and re-routing

• Navigation system (Navigator) on buses• Online scheduling and routing

• Allocating students to stops and buses• Determining routs and number of

required buses

• Analyzing current utilization of resources

• Modeling different scenarios

Other Indicators of ROI

ADEC Geoportal Stats277 Different Users, 346125 operations, 6000 minutes of usage over 12 months period

Student’s enrolment patterns (2007 – 2010)

Evacuation Assembly Point Selection

Profiling Bus Driver

SpeedNormalCritical

Severe

Useful Resources

• Demonstrating and Measuring GIS Benefits with an ROI-driven Framework– http://www.directionsmag.com

• The Business Benefits of GIS: An ROI Approach– http://roi.esri.com

Thank You

Pakrad Sarkis BalabanianEIS Team LeaderKnowledge ManagementOffice of Strategic AffairsAbu Dhabi Education Councilpakrad.balabanian@adec.ac.ae