About Managing Polygons
Polygons and polygon boundaries help develop service routes and determine client travel within the service area.
A polygon is a user-defined, contained area on the map. Predefining polygons can save time during the creation of an incident record by allowing users to select a predefined polygon instead of having to draw or identify an incident-affected area.
Defining polygons might not be necessary for your site if the service area is small, if you provide service to the entire area, or if you charge a flat fare for all trips across the service area.
- You abide by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) by offering paratransit service and must map out boundaries for routes within ADA service areas.
- You have multiple providers and you want to assign a specific area to each one.
These areas are known as route areas or jurisdictions.
- You want to divide the service area for reporting purposes or notifications.
These divisions are also known as jurisdictions. For example, if service is expected to change within a particular area, notifications can be sent to clients based on jurisdiction.
- You must set up a fare structure that calculates fare based on travel within and between
specific zones.
With this structure in place, you can determine the fare to travel from zone A to B, A to C, A to D, or travel within the same zone.
Polygons are activated through context properties. Contact your PASS System Administrator for help with enabling polygons.
Map address polygons are not established in a specific screen. They are created when polygons of the Map Address type are drawn in Manage Polygons. Map Address polygons identify the location of an address visually, and are shown in the Jurisdiction field in the Address Matcher and in the Address Polygon column in Schedule Editor.
Standard map tools, as well as additional tools, are available for drawing polygons. Polygons are drawn freehand and lines can be snapped to streets or vertices (intersections).