A traffic analysis zone definition: a new methodology and algorithm
TransportationPublished 6 May 2009
Luis Martínez, José M. Viegas, Elisabete A. Silva
Citations110
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A new methodology and algorithm for the definition of TAZ embedded in geographic information systems software is presented, improves the base algorithm with several local algorithms, and comprehensively analyses the obtained results.
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TAZ (transportation analysis zones), Transportation planning studies, Transportation demand models, GIS (geographic information systems),
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