Population Distribution by Selected Road Network Elements - Comparison of Centroids, Geocoded Addresses, Built-up Areas and Total Areas on the Example of Slovak Communes

• Autorzy: Vladimír Bačík , Michal Klobučník
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Two research objectives can be identified in the presented paper. The first one was the development of a point layer, which would abstract from the position of a central point depending on the shape of the territory of the respective spatial unit (commune), and would express the position of a commune as regards the location of the point in the area of the commune built-up area. For such purpose, a geocoding algorithm from Google was used, for which it was possible to prepare a final dot map layer without any terrain layout, as the geocoding algorithm processes only simple text addresses of the relevant spatial units. Such an obtained dot layer was compared with the layer of centroids and the achieved differences were visualised. Another objective was to compare different methods of population distribution interpretation from the selected road network elements at the commune level. Point layers in the form of centroids and geocodes were compared with the spatial population distribution on the basis of the total area and built-up area of a commune. It is more suitable to use geocodes as the holder of statistical information in comparison with commune centroids, in particular in the areas with marked vertical division of the terrain. In assessing population distribution, the obtained values are much closer to the expression of the identical indicator calculated for the built-up area of a commune that we consider most accurate, which is also documented by the average percentage deviations between particular interpretations of population distribution. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Population; Population processes; Society; Road network

PL

Ludność; Procesy ludnościowe; Społeczeństwo; Sieć drogowa

• Czasopismo: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
• Rocznik: 2015
• Numer: No. 28
• Strony: 7--20

Twórcy

autor

Vladimír Bačík

• University in Bratislava, Slovakia

autor

Michal Klobučník

• University in Bratislava, Slovakia

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