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Corinne Kozak Technical Services Manager, Edmonton International Airport INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REVIEW www.internationalairportreview.com 33 Volume 16, Issue 1, 2012 panning 7,600 acres, Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is Canada's largest airport by land area. It is also one of the country's busiest airports, with more than six million passengers passing through its facility every year. The airport offers non-stop travel service to more than 50 national and international destinations, and is also a critical part of air cargo operations in the country. The province of Alberta has experienced rapid economic growth, even through the global financial recession, due primarily to a thriving oil and gas industry. Edmonton, the province's capital city, has more than 40,000 businesses and is home to more than one million people. The city's population has grown at a record rate, increasing by more than 30,000 in 2009 alone. With the demand for aviation services reflecting the region's economic health, the airport has seen passenger traffic double during the past decade. In fact, EIA was the fastest-growing airport in Canada from 2006 to 2008. The airport terminal currently serves more than 6.1 million passengers, well above its 5.5 million capacity, and it is expected that passenger traffic will increase to nine million by 2020. To support this growth, the airport embarked on a $1.1 billion dollar project in 2007 that will expand its facility and nearly double its passenger capacity by 2012. As part of the project, more than a dozen new aircraft bridges and ramps for aircraft parking will be built. Car parking space will increase by 85 per cent and an additional 480,000 square feet will be added to the existing airport terminal. Travellers will also soon enjoy more comfortable passenger lounges and over 30 new shopping and dining outlets at the expanded terminal. Implementing such a large-scale construction project involves co-ordinated planning and execution among many groups including hundreds of staff, contractors and consultants. To efficiently manage the project, EIA turned to geographic information system (GIS) technology to obtain a complete picture of who is where at the site and what construction project or activity may be occurring within its vicinity. Leveraging intelligent web maps GIS is not a new technology. It is commonly used in transportation for navigation and optimising OPERATIONS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) Putting Edmonton on the map Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is Canada's largest airport by land area GIS is not a new technology. It is commonly used in transportation for navigation and optimising routes

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