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<p>The author attempts to apply a multi-criteria spatial analysis of issues related to urban public transport in terms of optimizing its usage and accessibility. Publicly available spatial and statistical data were used. Desktop GIS computer software was the primary tool and work environment – due to its popularity and wide interdisciplinary application in studying geospatial phenomena, processes, and dependencies. The article consists of two parts. The first identifies the research area, indicates the data used and the methodology of the conducted analysis, while the second presents the results of analyses in optimizing the functioning of public transport in Mińsk Mazowiecki (Mazowieckie Voivodeship, Poland) and recommendations that may contribute to disseminating the use of multi-criteria analyses in medium-sized cities.</p>
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The author attempts to apply a multi-criteria spatial analysis of issues related to urban public transport in terms of optimizing its usage and accessibility. Publicly available spatial and statistical data were used. Desktop GIS computer software was the primary tool and work environment – due to its popularity and wide interdisciplinary application in studying geospatial phenomena, processes, and dependencies. The article consists of two parts. The first identifies the research area, indicates the data used and the methodology of the conducted analysis, while the second presents the results of analyses in optimizing the functioning of public transport in Mińsk Mazowiecki (Mazowieckie Voivodeship, Poland) and recommendations that may contribute to disseminating the use of multi-criteria analyses in medium-sized cities.

Application of GIS multi-criteria analysis and cartographic data presentation methods for public transportation optimization: the case of the town of Mińsk Mazowiecki

Polish Cartographical Review

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The author attempts to apply a multi-criteria spatial analysis of issues related to urban public transport in terms of optimizing its usage and accessibility....

Application of GIS multi-criteria analysis and cartographic data presentation methods for public transportation optimization: the case of the town of Mińsk Mazowiecki

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Dez. 2021

Seitenbereich: 49 - 62

Eingereicht: 03. Nov. 2021

Akzeptiert: 24. Nov. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2021-0005

Schlüsselwörter
GIS, multi-criteria analysis, heat maps, public transport, optimization of transport accessibility

© 2021 Paweł Kropielnicki, published by Sciendo

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

Application of GIS multi-criteria analysis and cartographic data presentation methods for public transportation optimization: the case of the town of Mińsk Mazowiecki

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Dez. 2021

Seitenbereich: 49 - 62

Eingereicht: 03. Nov. 2021

Akzeptiert: 24. Nov. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2021-0005

SchlüsselwörterGIS, multi-criteria analysis, heat maps, public transport, optimization of transport accessibility

© 2021 Paweł Kropielnicki, published by Sciendo

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

Schlüsselwörter
GIS, multi-criteria analysis, heat maps, public transport, optimization of transport accessibility