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Transport network analysis
Spatial analysis tools for geographic networks / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For transportation network mathematical graph theory, see Flow network.
For broader coverage of this topic, see Proximity analysis.
A transport network, or transportation network, is a network or graph in geographic space, describing an infrastructure that permits and constrains movement or flow.[1] Examples include but are not limited to road networks, railways, air routes, pipelines, aqueducts, and power lines. The digital representation of these networks, and the methods for their analysis, is a core part of spatial analysis, geographic information systems, public utilities, and transport engineering. Network analysis is an application of the theories and algorithms of graph theory and is a form of proximity analysis.