GIS-Based Urban Traffic Assessment in a Historical European City under the Influence of Infrastructure Works and COVID-19
Urban areas have developed organically over time, driven by the economic success of cities. However, this development has usually been accompanied by the side effects of urbanization, such as increased traffic and its associated problems: traffic congestion, increased accident rates and pollution. A...
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| author | Gabriela Droj Laurențiu Droj Ana-Cornelia Badea Petre Iuliu Dragomir |
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| description | Urban areas have developed organically over time, driven by the economic success of cities. However, this development has usually been accompanied by the side effects of urbanization, such as increased traffic and its associated problems: traffic congestion, increased accident rates and pollution. As urban populations grow and expand, the importance of GIS lies in its ability to collect a large amount of geospatial data, including human-generated data. This data is necessary to understand the complexity of the city, set priorities, solve complicated planning problems and perform a variety of spatial analysis, which shows not only the feasibility but also the consistency of the proposed infrastructure with the requirements of a sustainable city. In this paper, we demonstrate the benefits of integrating real-time traffic data with GIS technology and remote sensing data for analyzing the impact of infrastructure works and COVID-19 on traffic in Oradea, Romania. The case study was focused on the historical center of Oradea and was based on remote sensing data collected before, during, and after traffic restrictions. The study also shows the need for using GIS and crowdsourcing-based applications in traffic analysis and planning. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5830080f4c0429bb5244ae1e608db832023-11-16T16:04:16ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-01-01133135510.3390/app13031355GIS-Based Urban Traffic Assessment in a Historical European City under the Influence of Infrastructure Works and COVID-19Gabriela Droj0Laurențiu Droj1Ana-Cornelia Badea2Petre Iuliu Dragomir3Faculty of Construction, Cadaster and Architecture, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, RomaniaFaculty of Economic Sciences, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, RomaniaFaculty of Geodesy, Technical University of Civil Engineer Bucharest, 020396 Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Geodesy, Technical University of Civil Engineer Bucharest, 020396 Bucharest, RomaniaUrban areas have developed organically over time, driven by the economic success of cities. However, this development has usually been accompanied by the side effects of urbanization, such as increased traffic and its associated problems: traffic congestion, increased accident rates and pollution. As urban populations grow and expand, the importance of GIS lies in its ability to collect a large amount of geospatial data, including human-generated data. This data is necessary to understand the complexity of the city, set priorities, solve complicated planning problems and perform a variety of spatial analysis, which shows not only the feasibility but also the consistency of the proposed infrastructure with the requirements of a sustainable city. In this paper, we demonstrate the benefits of integrating real-time traffic data with GIS technology and remote sensing data for analyzing the impact of infrastructure works and COVID-19 on traffic in Oradea, Romania. The case study was focused on the historical center of Oradea and was based on remote sensing data collected before, during, and after traffic restrictions. The study also shows the need for using GIS and crowdsourcing-based applications in traffic analysis and planning.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1355geoinformation/GIGISurban planningreal-time traffic |
| spellingShingle | Gabriela Droj Laurențiu Droj Ana-Cornelia Badea Petre Iuliu Dragomir GIS-Based Urban Traffic Assessment in a Historical European City under the Influence of Infrastructure Works and COVID-19 Applied Sciences geoinformation/GI GIS urban planning real-time traffic |
| title | GIS-Based Urban Traffic Assessment in a Historical European City under the Influence of Infrastructure Works and COVID-19 |
| title_full | GIS-Based Urban Traffic Assessment in a Historical European City under the Influence of Infrastructure Works and COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | GIS-Based Urban Traffic Assessment in a Historical European City under the Influence of Infrastructure Works and COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | GIS-Based Urban Traffic Assessment in a Historical European City under the Influence of Infrastructure Works and COVID-19 |
| title_short | GIS-Based Urban Traffic Assessment in a Historical European City under the Influence of Infrastructure Works and COVID-19 |
| title_sort | gis based urban traffic assessment in a historical european city under the influence of infrastructure works and covid 19 |
| topic | geoinformation/GI GIS urban planning real-time traffic |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1355 |
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