Suez governorate is characterized by an important strategic location in the northwest of Suez Gulf, as it is bordered from the north by Ismailia Governorate and from the east by North Sinai and South Sinai Governorates, in addition to Suez Gulf. Suez is also boarded from the south by the Governorate of South Sinai and Red Sea Governorate. From the west, Cairo Governorate, and Giza Governorate board it. In addition, it is also located in a distinct geographical location at the southern entrance of the Suez Canal. The study area lies between 28° 57ﹶ 58ﹰ N and 30° 16ﹶ 13ﹰ N and between 31° 53ﹶ 08ﹰ E, 32° 51ﹶ 25ﹰE. It covers an area of 9447.4 km2, as it is served by roads with a total length of 1687 km, and it had three railways with a total length of 172 km.
The study of land transport in Suez Governorate is very important due to several factors such as population growth, with an increase of 42.2% during the period from 2006 to 2017, as its inhabited area increased by 458.2% during the period from 1996 to 2019. This show the important is the planning of land transport in the governorate to address the arising problems from its population and urban growth through the production of a Geodatabase for the study area that includes various factors affecting road transport and the problems it faces.
This study discussed the geographical characteristics related to the extension of land transport networks and their efficiency using a Geodatabase for the study area through the study of geological characteristics, topography, climatic factors and clarification of their impact on land transport in the region. This study show the human factors affecting the road transport network such as the characteristics of the population, and landuse in the study area.
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