Faiz S., Krichen S. Geographical Information Systems and Spatial Optimization

CRC Press, 2012. — 176 p. — ISBN: 1466577479, 9781466577473This book deals with the basic concepts of GIS and optimization. It provides an overview of various integration protocols that are termed GIS-O integration strategies applied to practical applications. It also develops an integration approach for the vehicle routing problem with resource and distance requirements and approves it with numerical results. The book will be useful for researchers, decision makers, and practitioners who try to implement upgraded systems that derive benefits of both GIS and optimization.ForewordGeographical Information Systems: Basic ConceptsGeographical databases
Research areasOptimization: Basic ConceptsDesign of an optimization problem
Features of an optimization problem
1 Single objective optimization
2 Multiobjective optimization
Potential problems in optimization
Solution approachesIntegration Strategies of GIS and Optimization SystemsThe importance of GIS-O integration strategies
The full GIS-O integration strategy
The loose GIS-O integration strategy
The tight GIS-O integration strategy
Comparison between integration strategies
Potential applications of GIS-based optimization toolsA GIS-O Framework for the Vector Loading Distance Capacitated Vehicle Routing ProblemGeneral context
VRP variants
The VL-DCVRP
A loose GIS-O integration for the VL-DCVRPColor Plate Section