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Integrating Spatial Risk Factors with Social Media Data Analysis for an Ambulance Allocation Strategy: A Case Study in Bangkok

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  • Ranon Jientrakul

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand)

  • Chumpol Yuangyai

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand)

  • Klongkwan Boonkul

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand)

  • Pakinai Chaicharoenwut

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand)

  • Suriyaphong Nilsang

    (Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10140, Thailand)

  • Sittiporn Pimsakul

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand)

Abstract

Emergency medical service (EMS) base allocation plays a critical role in emergency medical service systems. Fast arrival of an EMS unit to an incident scene increases the chance of survival and reduces the chance of victim disability. However, recently, the allocation strategy has been performed by experts using past data and experiences. This may lead to ineffective planning due to a lack of consideration of a recent and relevant data, such as disaster events, population density, public transportation stations, and public events. Therefore, we propose an approach of the integration of using spatial risk factors and social media factors to identify EMS bases. These factors are combined into a single domain by using the kernel density estimation technique, resulting in a heatmap. Then, the heatmap is used in a modified maximizing covering location problem with a heatmap (MCLP-Heatmap) to allocate ambulance base. To acquire recent data, social media is then used for collecting road accidents, traffic, flood, and fire incidents. Additionally, another data source, spatial risk information, is collected from Bangkok GIS. These data are analyzed using the kernel density estimation method to construct a heatmap before being sent to the MCLP-heatmap to identify EMS bases in the area of interest. In addition, the proposed integrated approach is applied to the Bangkok area with a smaller number of EMS bases than that of the existing approach. The simulated results indicated that the number of covered EMS requests was increased by 3.6% and the number of ambulance bases in action was reduced by approximately 26%. Additionally, the bases defined by the proposed approach covered more area than those of the existing approach.

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  • Ranon Jientrakul & Chumpol Yuangyai & Klongkwan Boonkul & Pakinai Chaicharoenwut & Suriyaphong Nilsang & Sittiporn Pimsakul, 2022. "Integrating Spatial Risk Factors with Social Media Data Analysis for an Ambulance Allocation Strategy: A Case Study in Bangkok," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:16:p:10247-:d:891072
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