Lesson 11

SMT201 Geographic Information Systems for Urban Planning

About

Weekly Session

Take Home Exercises

GIS Project

Course Resources

Network Analysis with GIS

Content

Introduction to Network Model

• Typology of network
• Geometric network vs topologic network

Network Analysis

• Shortest path analysis
• Fastest time analysis
• Travelling sales analysis
• Network service area

Network Analysis Tool

• Road Graph plugin for QGIS [1].
• pgRouting
  • Homepage[2]
  • pgRouting Workshop Manual [3]
  • Integrating pgRouting and QGIS[4] and [5]
• Flowmap [6]
• ArcGIS Network Analyst Extension

Web-based Network Analysis Applications

• Leaflet
  • BIKEDISTRICT [7]
• OpenLayer

References

MUST READ! Very interesting discussion given by seniors [8]

Methods

Chap 7: Network and Location Analysis of Geospatial Analysis - A comprehensive guide (online version)

Network Analysis in Geographic Information Science: Review, Assessment, and Projections

GIS AND NETWORK ANALYSIS

Use cases

GIS-Based Network Analysis for the Roads Network of the Greater Cairo Area

QGIS Methods

• [QGIS Processing network analysis tools]
  • 7.3. Lesson: Network Analysis
• QNEAT3 plugin
• Hqgis
• ORS Tools QGIS Plugin
• TravelTime platform plugin for QGIS

QGIS Tutorial: Network Analysis (Shortest Path/Route and Service Area)