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- Title
Exploring the Spatial Heterogeneity and Driving Factors of UAV Logistics Network: Case Study of Hangzhou, China.
- Authors
He, Hongbo; Ye, Huping; Xu, Chenchen; Liao, Xiaohan
- Abstract
Urban logistics is an important research topic in human and economic geography; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are an emerging technology that has huge potential in the field of logistics with the release of control restrictions on low-altitude airspace. The scientific identification of the spatial pattern and impact factors of UAV logistics networks is greatly significant in regards to UAV logistics planning and scheduling. This study considered the urban logistics network of Hangzhou in 2020 as the research topic and used kernel density estimation, a geodetector, and geographic information system (GIS) spatial analysis technology to systematically analyze the spatial patterns and influencing factors at the city and district scales. The study found that a significant spatial pattern was revealed in the UAV logistics network in Hangzhou, and the logistics nodes showed an obvious "core-edge" structure. The urban population, market scale and logistics infrastructure jointly shaped the structure and function of the UAV logistics network, and logistics nodes had a strong coupling relationship with the urban spatial structure. Through interaction detectors, the technical route of urban UAV logistics network construction was analyzed and summarized, and results can provide a scientific basis and case reference for other cities to build and plan UAV logistics networks.
- Subjects
HANGZHOU (China); PROBABILITY density function; DRONE aircraft; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; CONTROL (Psychology); TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; ECONOMIC geography
- Publication
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022, Vol 11, Issue 8, p419
- ISSN
2220-9964
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijgi11080419