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Assessing the Reliability of Street Networks: A Case Study Based on the Swiss Street Network

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In this chapter, we propose a decision support system that allows analysts to assess the reliability of street networks. The system consists of three main components: a graph construction tool that transforms OpenStreetMap data into a directed graph, a traffic estimator that defines the traffic volume between origin-destination pairs, and an optimization model that determines an optimal flow of traffic from origins to destinations. We apply this system to the nation-wide street network of Switzerland. We also discuss how this system may be useful for the analysis of train networks, and we point to opportunities for future research.

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    We obtained the best performance in terms of running time by choosing the interior point method Method=2 of the Gurobi solver with the following specification: Presolve=1, Crossover=0, AggFill=5, PrePasses=1. We refer the reader to the documentation of the Gurobi solver at http://www.gurobi.com/ for a detailed explanation of these options.

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Baumann, P., Keupp, M.M. (2020). Assessing the Reliability of Street Networks: A Case Study Based on the Swiss Street Network. In: Keupp, M. (eds) The Security of Critical Infrastructures. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 288. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41826-7_8

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