Extramodal
In the transport industry the words mode or modal refer to the type or medium of travel either air, land or sea transport.
The standard terms; inter-modal or multi-modal therefore refer to integration between any of these 3 main modes of transport.
For example; a trip is considered inter or multi-modal if it includes a high speed rail trip to the airport to connect with an outbound flight.
The title of this website: ‘Extramodal’ includes the ‘extra
’ mode of space transport. Space endeavor has provided a great deal of technology for transport and the wider economy and the recent trend to commercialization in space provides material worth exploring.
Strategic
The Extramodal website explores strategic or major global movements, trends, theory and projections in business and technology. The focus is mainly on the transport and aerospace disciplines. The approach is from a strategic management perspective.
