Emergency response, the built environment and GPS signal quality: simulation and analysis of urban canyons in Quebec City

O'Hara, Casey
Maître en aménagement du territoire et développement régional (M.ATDR)
Université Laval
Maîtrise en aménagement du territoire et développement régional

Directeur(trice) de recherche : Thériault, Marius

2006-06

Table des matières

1 INTRODUCTION
2 BACKGROUND
3 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION
4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
5 HYPOTHESES
6 GENERAL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
- 6.1 General Objectives
- 6.2 Specific Objectives
7 METHODOLOGY
8 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- 8.1 Limits of the Study
- 8.2 Future Research
9 BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANNEX A: PHASE I WIRELESS E-911
ANNEX B: QUEBEC URBAN COMMUNITY
ANNEX C: VARYING DEGREES OF LOCATION ACCURACY
ANNEX D: PHASE II WIRELESS E-911 WITH A-GPS
ANNEX E: PHASE II WIRELESS E-911 WITH E-OTD
ANNEX F: ATTRIBUTING BUILDING HEIGHT VALUES
ANNEX G: INVERSE DISTANCE WEIGHTING
ANNEX H: GPS SATELLITE SIGNAL LOCK LOSS PROBABILITY
ANNEX I: SHEET E_Q3_B SIGNAL LOSS PROBABILITY GRID

Liste des illustrations

Figure 1. GPS Satellite Constellation
Figure 2. Modeling Procedure
Figure 3. Field Measurement Equipment
Figure 4. Level Horizontal Measurements w/ Laser
Figure 5. Vertical Measurements w/ Laser
Figure 6. Measurements Used to Calculate Horizontal Obstruction
Figure 7. Effect of Distance on Obstruction Angles
Figure 8. Laval University Campus
Figure 9. Measurements for One Building
Figure 10. Measurements for Multiple Buildings
Figure 11. GPS Measurements
Figure 12. Rectangular Sky Plot
Figure 13. Beta Variables
Figure 14. Binary Logistic Regression Distribution
Figure 15. Histogram of GPS Satellite Signal
Figure 16. Statistical Models
Figure 17. Cartographic Representation of Transportation Network

Liste des tableaux

Table 1. Carrier Technology
Table 2. Monthly 9-1-1 Wireline Fees
Table 3. Quebec City PSAP Budget for 2004
Table 4. Observed Variables
Table 5. Post-Processed Variables
Table 6. GPS_Summary Variables
Table 7. Chi-Square Results
Table 8. Observations VS. Predictions for signal
Table 9. Logistic Regression Output
Table 10. Pseudo R-Square Statistics
Table 11. Object Hierarchy


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