Modeling Hungarian Ambulance Service’s Spatial Effectiveness Based on GIS Application Cover Image

A magyarországi mentőellátás térbeli hatékonyságjavításának modellezése – egy lehetséges térinformatikai alkalmazás segítségével
Modeling Hungarian Ambulance Service’s Spatial Effectiveness Based on GIS Application

Author(s): Titusz Bugya, András Trócsányi, Gábor Pirisi, Szabolcs Ákos Fábián
Subject(s): Economy, Geography, Regional studies, Welfare services
Published by: Központi Statisztikai Hivatal
Keywords: GIS; model; emergency care; spatial analysis; spatial planning;

Summary/Abstract: Within the framework of the present paper authors introduce a GIS based model, developed in the Institute ofGeography at Pécs University. The model can support decision-makers – primarily in ambulance service – withdata analysis and mapping. The fundamental goal of the development was to provide an easy access tool for theservice, with the help of which they can improve the general response time, the number of settlements and residentswithin the standardised reach of 15 minutes. It can help not only in long- or mid-term planning activities,but as a quick tool it offers support for ad hoc decisions. Both dynamic fleet management and occasional, seasonalspatial reorganisations can be planned carefully on the basis of the GIS application. Based on open source softwareit is a costless investment for any kind of delivery, collection or intervention services.

  • Issue Year: 55/2015
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 356-369
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Hungarian