Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
Application-Based COVID-19 Micro-Mobility Solution for Safe and Smart Navigation in Pandemics
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Mishra, Sumit Singh, Nikhil Bhattacharya, Devanjan |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Short distance travel and commute being inevitable, safe route planning in pandemics for micro-mobility, i.e., cycling and walking, is extremely important for the safety of oneself and others. Hence, we propose an application-based solution using COVID-19 occurrence data and a multi-criteria route planning technique for cyclists and pedestrians. This study aims at objectively determining the routes based on various criteria on COVID-19 safety of a given route while keeping the user away from potential COVID-19 transmission spots. The vulnerable spots include places such as a hospital or medical zones, contained residential areas, and roads with a high connectivity and influx of people. The proposed algorithm returns a multi-criteria route modeled on COVID-19-modified parameters of micro-mobility and betweenness centrality considering COVID-19 avoidance as well as the shortest available safe route for user ease and shortened time of outside environment exposure. We verified our routing algorithm in a part of Delhi, India, by visualizing containment zones and medical establishments. The results with COVID-19 data analysis and route planning suggest a safer route in the context of the coronavirus outbreak as compared to normal navigation and on average route extension is within 8%–12%. Moreover, for further advancement and post-COVID-19 era, we discuss the need for adding open data policy and the spatial system architecture for data usage, as a part of a pandemic strategy. The study contributes new micro-mobility parameters adapted for COVID-19 and policy guidelines based on aggregated contact tracing data analysis maintaining privacy, security, and anonymity. |
| Starting Page | 571 |
| e-ISSN | 22209964 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijgi10080571 |
| Journal | ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Volume Number | 10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-08-23 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information Isprs International Journal of Geo-information Transportation Science and Technology Covid-19 Routing Problem Susceptibility Mapping Pandemic Urban Sustenance Geospatial Analysis Information Management System |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
