Monika ŠEDĚNKOVÁ, Jiří HORÁK, Lucie JUŘIKOVSKÁ

Simulative approach for evaluation of traffic accessibility on example of commuting to work

Šeděnková, M., Horák, J., Juřikovská, L.: Simulative approach for evaluation of traffic accessibility on example of commuting to work. Kartografické listy, 2006, 14, 4 figs., 2 tabs., 8 refs.

Abstract: For evaluation of transport accessibility using public transport means can be applied the analysis of time schedules. It is possible to evaluate existing public transport connections, analyse selected conditions, evaluate real costs of commuting, evaluate conditions of commuting like number and waiting time for changing and apply Monte Carlo simulation approach to evaluate not only average conditions but also the range of commuting conditions (which can be next utilised with probabilistic approach or bulk service approach). The weakness of this method can be found in the need of appropriate parameters setting (parameters for commuting like requested time of departure or arrival - it can be overcome by simulation approach), appropriate evaluation of results (evaluation of different parameters of found connections), selection of probable commuting destinations. The presented method was applied and tested for Bruntal district in the Czech Republic. Very important question is visual presentation of the results.

Keywords: GIS, traffic accessibility, simulation, cartographic tools of expression