Use of GIS data to model the vulnerability of the emergency system to attacks

Hamzeh Qabaja, Marwan Bikdash

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Abstract

In an uncertain environment or a catastrophic situation, locating a nearby emergency facility is very essential to save human lives. One complication is that the disaster may itself significantly alter the geographic distribution of available resources. The aim of this research is to automate the process of locating the closest emergency facility based on the level of person's injury. In this paper, we present data structures that are automatically derived from GIS shapefiles for analysis using Matlab. The data structures emphasize the computational geometric-aspect. In particular, geometric distance and graphic theoretic distance Voronoi diagrams are computed. Further statistical analysis is included.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE SoutheastCon 2013
Subtitle of host publicationMoving America into the Future
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781479900527
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
EventIEEE SoutheastCon 2013: Moving America into the Future - Jacksonville, FL, United States
Duration: Apr 4 2013Apr 7 2013

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE SOUTHEASTCON
ISSN (Print)1091-0050
ISSN (Electronic)1558-058X

Conference

ConferenceIEEE SoutheastCon 2013: Moving America into the Future
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityJacksonville, FL
Period04/4/1304/7/13

Keywords

  • Delaunay triangulation
  • Shapefile
  • Spatial network
  • Voronoi diagram
  • emergency system

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