Geographical information systems aided traffic accident analysis system case study: city of Afyonkarahisar

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 174-181

  Erdogan, Saffet ^a   Yilmaz, Ibrahim ^a   Baybura, Tamer ^a   Gullu, Mevlut ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Density analysis; GIS; Hot spot; Traffic accident

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DATA VISUALIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SAFETY FACTOR;

DENSITY ANALYSIS; RATE ACCIDENT; TEXTUAL FORMATS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CITY PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERIODICITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CITY PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PERIODICITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TURKEY;

EID: 38149019171     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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