中文摘要：

地球空间信息技术是当前世界范围内发展最快的三大重要高新技术之一,随着其不断地发展和完善,其基础理论和技术方法已经日趋成熟,并正在从规划、国土、测绘、军事等专业应用向社会生活的众多行业和领域渗透和拓展,3S技术在交通领域的应用已成为当前国内外研究和应用的热点。着重介绍了地球空间信息技术在道路交通领域的应用背景,阐述了3S技术与道路交通结合的理论支撑和技术方法,进而介绍了其在交通管理、物流管理、智能导航、交通信息服务和交通安全等方面的典型应用,并展望了3S技术在现代交通领域的发展前景。

英文摘要：

Spatial information technology is one of three domain high techniques in the world.It is widely applying in the fields of urban planning,surveying,military,and other fields.Techniques from GIS,GPS and RS are booming in transportation studies and attracting a lot of researchers from universities,companies,and research institutes.This paper introduces the theories and methodologies for integrating spatial information technology for transportation studies.Then a lot of typical applications such as logistics management,intelligent navigation,traffic information services,and traffic securities are presented.The outlook of the integration of spatial information technology and transportation are highlighted at the end of this paper.