Detecting multi-scale distance-based inconsistencies in cities through complex-networks

Author(s)

Spadon, Gabriel ^[1] ; Brandoli, Bruno ^[2] ; Eler, Danilo M. ^[3] ; Rodrigues-, Jr., Jose F. ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Mato Grosso do Sul, Comp Sci Dept, Ponta Pora, MS - Brazil

^[3] Sao Paulo State Univ, Dept Math & Computat, Presidente Prudente, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE; v. 30, p. 209-222, JAN 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

We propose an algebraic tool-set and related algorithms to track access problems not obviously observed in urban environments represented as street mashes. Our tool-set assumes that points of interest must be promptly accessible within the paths of a street network. Over that assumption, we introduce formalisms and computational tools to detect and evaluate access-related problems. The output of our methods, in the form of inconsistent nodes found in a given city, has the potential to assist the decision-making process regarding the positioning of resources, building of new services, and outlining the initial design of a city. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/08376-0 - Analysis and improvement of urban systems using digital maps in the form of complex networks
• Grantee: Gabriel Spadon de Souza
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 16/02557-0 - Analytic processing of large graphs: identification of patterns for decision support in the Web 2.0
• Grantee: José Fernando Rodrigues Júnior
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 16/17078-0 - Mining, indexing and visualizing Big Data in clinical decision support systems (MIVisBD)
• Grantee: Agma Juci Machado Traina
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants