Kernel density estimation and K-means clustering to profile road accident hotspots

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-364

  Anderson, Tessa K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accident; Clustering; GIS; Policy

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTE DATUM; CELL DENSITIES; CLUSTERING; ENVIRONMENTAL DATUM; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GIS; HIGH DENSITIES; HOT-SPOT CELLS; HOT-SPOTS; K-MEANS CLUSTERING; KERNEL DENSITY ESTIMATIONS; LONDON , UK; POLICY; ROAD ACCIDENT DATUM; ROAD SAFETIES; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

ESTIMATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; ROADS AND STREETS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BICYCLING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LONDON; WALKING;

EID: 64849103766     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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