That’s the way EcoTransIT works

Step 1

EcoTransIT (Ecological Transport Information Tool) is an easy to handle web-based software tool for assessing the environmental impact of transporting freight by various transport modes. The relevant determining factors are taken into account to find out the exact environmental impact. Just follow these steps to make your individual calculation.

Step 2

Decide on the origin and destination point and define, if you start/finish at a city/district, train station, harbour or an airport.

Hint: Even if a siding or a harbour are not marked in the GIS-data, you may simulate them by activating the check mark. Consequently, EcoTransIT will cover the route from the origin to the next siding or waterway available in the database by means of a street or canal respectively, and declare this route as a railway or water transport respectively.

Step 3

After having defined the route, you need to determine the transportation mode. You can choose them by means of check marks and define their type.

As and when required, you may insert as many transfer points and the corresponding transportation modes as you like. Click on "define" for this option.

Step 4

Finally, you need to decide on the cargo weight and the type (heavy, average, light) of the goods you want to carry from A to B. Choose the favoured energy unit and start the calculation process by clicking on "Calculate".

Step 5

The result is presented in the form of bar charts and tables. If an intermodal transport calculation is made, the last display option "distances" will show the length in terms of the route of the different carriers.