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1. 1. Gerrymandering Optimization : An Assessment of the Possibility of Gerrymandering in Swedish Municipal Elections

   University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljö

   Author : Petter Kihlström; [2018]
   Keywords : Gerrymandering; Optimization; Integer programming; Spatial unit allocation;

   Abstract : This study examined possibilities of preforming gerrymandering within Swedish municipal elections before 2015, when new regulations contributing to guaranteeing a proportional seat allocation and thereby eliminating the risk of gerrymandering altogether were introduced. As the configuration of the districting problems in Swedish elections follows that of spatial unit allocation, these problems could be modelled as integer-programming problems including previously formulated constraints guaranteeing necessary geometrical and topological properties of districts as well as additional objectives and constraints promoting desired seat allocations. READ MORE

3. 2. Literature Study and Assessment of Trajectory Data Mining Tools

   University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

   Author : Petter Kihlström; [2015]
   Keywords : Trajectory data mining; Tasks; Taxonomy; Tools; Knowledge Discovery in Databases;

   Abstract : With the development of technologies such as Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), mobile computing, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) the procedure of sampling positional data has lately been significantly simplified.  This enables the aggregation of large amounts of moving objects data (i.e. READ MORE