ABSTRACT
World over, there has been an increasing research into the field of Geographic Information System (GIS) with particular emphasis on addressing myriads of day to day issues with the application. One of such area that has received wide attention is Transportation Planning. This therefore underscores the urgency and appropriateness of this research. This dissertation puts forward an efficient method for the Traffic Analysis Zoning (TAZ) of the Federal Capital City (FCC) which is necessary for implementing a planning process with Geographic Information System (GIS) for Transportation (GIS?T), using statistical spatial data analyses and GIS technology. The major roles of GIS in this method includes the production of basic spatial units (BSUs) with topological data structure, the integration of various procedures during the TAZ generation including computer program routines and the visualization of the output of each TAZ generation. One of the most significant reasons for obtaining well?defined TAZs is the fact that they are defined at the outset of transportation demand modeling, used from trip generation to trip assignment, and will ultimately affect transportation policy decisions.