Translating networked based accessibility measures into an open source environment; challenges and opportunities

Richard  Williams; Gary Higgs; Mitchel Langford; Tim Banks; Rhian Edwards

Translating networked based accessibility measures into an open source environment; challenges and opportunities

Richard Williams , Gary Higgs, Mitchel Langford, Tim Banks , Rhian Edwards

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Abstract

There is a large literature that has explored the use of ‘floating catchment area’ (FCA) techniques in measuring access to a range of primary and secondary health services. This paper describes the development of open source tools which incorporate FCA techniques initially applied in the context of mapping and modelling access to mobile cancer services. Tests completed on the open source tool allow it be used to compare to an existing proprietary tool developed for use in ArcGIS. This study includes reflections on the underlying data used within these models as well as the software itself in order to better understand differences in outputs and computational speed when performing FCA analyses in an open source environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	GIS Research UK conference Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	University of Leicester
Publisher	University of Leicester
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 18 Apr 2018
Event	2018 GISRUK Annual Conference - University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom Duration: 18 Apr 2018 → 20 Apr 2018 Conference number: 26 http://leicester.gisruk.org/

Conference

Conference	2018 GISRUK Annual Conference
Abbreviated title	GISRUK 2018
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Leicester
Period	18/04/18 → 20/04/18
Internet address	http://leicester.gisruk.org/

Keywords

Healthcare Accessibility
GIS
Two Step Floating Catchment Area (2SFCA) tools
Open Source
Cancer Services

UN SDGs

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Williams , R, Higgs, G , Langford, M, Banks , T & Edwards, R 2018, Translating networked based accessibility measures into an open source environment; challenges and opportunities. in GIS Research UK conference Proceedings: University of Leicester. University of Leicester, pp. 1-6, 2018 GISRUK Annual Conference, Leicester, United Kingdom, 18/04/18. <https://www122.lamp.le.ac.uk/download/GISRUK2018_Contribution_015.pdf>

Translating networked based accessibility measures into an open source environment; challenges and opportunities. / Williams , Richard ; Higgs, Gary ; Langford, Mitchel et al.
GIS Research UK conference Proceedings: University of Leicester. University of Leicester, 2018. p. 1-6.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Translating networked based accessibility measures into an open source environment; challenges and opportunities

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