Methodology for GIS-Based Assessment of Rural School Transport Routes in Espírito Santo, Brazil

Methodology for GIS-Based Assessment of Rural School Transport Routes in Espírito Santo, Brazil

Given the difficulties and high costs of providing school transportation in rural areas, the UFMG School of Engineering, in partnership with the government of Espirito Santo, have developed a route optimization software. The present article presents a methodology for the assessment of existing route...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Franco Porto, Nilson Tadeu Ramos Nunes, Raphael Bruno Alves Teixeira, Patrícia Baracho Porto, Lucas Vinícius Ribeiro Alves, Renata Maria Abrantes Baracho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
Subjects:
gis
spatial analysis
vehicle routing
rural school transportation
Online Access:http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/SA363DW18.pdf
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Summary:Given the difficulties and high costs of providing school transportation in rural areas, the UFMG School of Engineering, in partnership with the government of Espirito Santo, have developed a route optimization software. The present article presents a methodology for the assessment of existing routes using ArcGIS software. The municipality of Linhares was chosen as a case study. The results of the GIS-based analysis and the optimization demonstrate that it is possible to significantly reduce the cost, and therefore excessive spending of public funds in rural school transportation.
ISSN:1690-4524

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