Essays about: "location-allocation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word location-allocation.

  1. 1. If war comes, where do I go? : Analyzing accessibility to shelters in Sweden using GIS

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Esther Eliasson; [2022]
    Keywords : Shelters; Sweden; Stockholm County; Civil defense; Accessibility; GIS; Location-allocation; Skyddsrum; Sverige; Stockholms län; Civilförsvar; Tillgänglighet; Geografiska informationssystem;

    Abstract : Shelters have been a significant part of the Swedish civil defense for a long time. In times of war in Europe, questions have been raised regarding the 64,000 shelters in Sweden and the civil population’s access to them. READ MORE

  3. 2. A GIS-Based Localization of Regional Sorting Centers : A Case Study of Swedish Red Cross

    University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

    Author : Alexandros Kaltsidis; [2022]
    Keywords : Logistics; GIS; Site Selection; p-median; ArcGIS; Network Analyst; Logistik; GIS; Platsval; p-median; ArcGIS; Nätverksanalytiker;

    Abstract : The Swedish Red Cross (SRK) plays an important humanitarian role by selling donated clothes in order to collect more money to help people in need. An extended network of 251 second-hand stores is built nationwide, where donors leave their clothes and buyers can buy them at competitive prices. READ MORE

  4. 3. Optimizing the locations of bike-sharing stations using GPS-based trip data: A Spatio-temporal demand coverage approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Birkan Caliskan; [2022]
    Keywords : Geomatics; GIS; Bike-sharing; Genetic Algorithm; Location-allocation; Site selection; Optimization; Spatial Analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Shared micro-mobility services are increasingly embraced by cities around the world in recent years. Their benefits over other transportation modes in certain frames encourage traffic/urban planners, public authorities to establish such systems in urban areas. READ MORE

  5. 4. West, East or South, which Railway in Hudiksvall is Preferable? : A Predictive Study of Future Climate Scenarios from an Accessibility Perspective

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Sofia Moberg; [2021]
    Keywords : accessibility; active transportation; RCP-scenarios; public transit; GTFS; tillgänglighet; aktiv transport; RCP-scenarier; kollektivtrafik; GTFS;

    Abstract : An expansion of the railway, East Coast Line is essential in order to ensure transportation of passenger and goods back and forth to Northern Sweden. The preliminary studies of the planned expansion to a double track have identified vulnerabilities linked to how our climate changes. READ MORE

  6. 5. A study of Locations for Mobile Hospitals in Dalarna

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Mikrodataanalys

    Author : Samhita Giriraj; [2020]
    Keywords : Mobile Hospital; Analytic Hierarchical Process; Weighted Overlay; Location Allocation; Travel Distance;

    Abstract : Due to growing population over the past decades, settlements are scattered in sparse as well as dense clusters across Dalarna County. However, irrespective of any physical, social or economic conditions, free public health care must be available at a minimum and equal distance of travel for all citizens of a region. READ MORE