Efficient Algorithm for Constructing Order K Voronoi Diagrams in Road Networks

Autor: Bi Yu Chen, Huihuang Huang, Hui-Ping Chen, Wenxuan Liu, Xuan-Yan Chen, Tao Jia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Vol 12, Iss 4, p 172 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2220-9964
DOI: 10.3390/ijgi12040172
Popis: The order k Voronoi diagram (OkVD) is an effective geometric construction to partition the geographical space into a set of Voronoi regions such that all locations within a Voronoi region share the same k nearest points of interest (POIs). Despite the broad applications of OkVD in various geographical analysis, few efficient algorithms have been proposed to construct OkVD in real road networks. This study proposes a novel algorithm consisting of two stages. In the first stage, a new one-to-all k shortest path finding procedure is proposed to efficiently determine the shortest paths to k nearest POIs for each node. In the second stage, a new recursive procedure is introduced to effectively divide boundary links within different Voronoi regions using the hierarchical tessellation property of the OkVD. To demonstrate the applicability of the proposed OkVD construction algorithm, a case study of place-based accessibility evaluation is carried out. Computational experiments are also conducted on five real road networks with different sizes, and results show that the proposed OkVD algorithm performed significantly better than state-of-the-art algorithms.
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