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<p>The transportation network is the most important component of an urban infrastructure. The efficiency of a region’s transportation system can be understood by the effectiveness of its transport network arrangement. The current study employs Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to assess the structure of a transport network in various clusters of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Area (HMA). The study focuses on a thorough assessment of the transport (or) road network structure in terms of various criteria such as connectivity, accessibility, maturity, and development. The study also categorizes each Transport Network Structural Evaluation Criteria (TNSEC) level as “very low, low, medium, high, or very high”. The goal of this research is to create a Road Network Structural Performance Index (RNSPI), which is usually used to measure the efficiency of a study area’s transportation network structure. The study’s findings serve as a foundation for city transportation planners to put efforts in the planning to enhance network facilities in the study region. The study also investigates the utility of Arc GIS software in assessing the structure of an urban transport network.</p>
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The transportation network is the most important component of an urban infrastructure. The efficiency of a region’s transportation system can be understood by the effectiveness of its transport network arrangement. The current study employs Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to assess the structure of a transport network in various clusters of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Area (HMA). The study focuses on a thorough assessment of the transport (or) road network structure in terms of various criteria such as connectivity, accessibility, maturity, and development. The study also categorizes each Transport Network Structural Evaluation Criteria (TNSEC) level as “very low, low, medium, high, or very high”. The goal of this research is to create a Road Network Structural Performance Index (RNSPI), which is usually used to measure the efficiency of a study area’s transportation network structure. The study’s findings serve as a foundation for city transportation planners to put efforts in the planning to enhance network facilities in the study region. The study also investigates the utility of Arc GIS software in assessing the structure of an urban transport network.

A Methodology for a Comprehensive Evaluation of an Urban Transport Network Structure Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

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The transportation network is the most important component of an urban infrastructure. The efficiency of a region’s transportation system can be understood by...

A Methodology for a Comprehensive Evaluation of an Urban Transport Network Structure Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

Published Online: Jul 03, 2024

Page range: 48 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2024-0013

Keywords
Comprehensive, Evaluation, Transport network, RNSPI, GIS

© 2024 Kurre Sai Sahitya et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

A Methodology for a Comprehensive Evaluation of an Urban Transport Network Structure Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

Published Online: Jul 03, 2024

Page range: 48 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2024-0013

KeywordsComprehensive, Evaluation, Transport network, RNSPI, GIS

© 2024 Kurre Sai Sahitya et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Comprehensive, Evaluation, Transport network, RNSPI, GIS