Modelling and analyzing the uncertainty propagation in vector-based network structures in gis

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2007
Gücük Yarkınoğlu, Oya
Uncertainty is a quantitative attribute that represents the difference between reality and representation of reality. Uncertainty analysis and error propagation modeling reveals the propagation of input error through output. Main objective of this thesis is to model the uncertainty and its propagation for dependent line segments considering positional correlation. The model is implemented as a plug-in, called Propagated Band Model (PBM) Plug-in, to a commercial desktop application, GeoKIT Explorer. Implementation of the model is divided into two parts. In the first one, model is applied to each line segment of the selected network, separately. In the second one, error in each segment is transmitted through the line segments from the start node to the end node of the network. Outcomes are then compared with the results of the G-Band model which is the latest uncertainty model for vector features. To comment on similarities and differences of the outcomes, implementation is handled for two different cases. In the first case, users digitize the selected road network. In the second case recently developed software called Interactive Drawer (ID) is used to allow user to define a new network and simulate this network through Monte Carlo Simulation Method. PBM Plug-in is designed to accept the outputs of these implementation cases as an input, as well as generating and visualizing the uncertainty bands of the given line network. Developed implementations and functionality are basically for expressing the importance and effectiveness of uncertainty handling in vector based geometric features, especially for line segments which construct a network.

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O. Gücük Yarkınoğlu, “Modelling and analyzing the uncertainty propagation in vector-based network structures in gis,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2007.