Location allocation (continuous problem) — allocation • locationallocation

This function is used to allocate facilities in a continuous location problem. It uses the accumulated cost algorithm to find the optimal location for the facilities based on the demand, travel time, and weights for the demand, and target travel time threshold and share of the demand to be covered.

Usage

allocation(
  demand_raster,
  traveltime_raster = NULL,
  bb_area,
  facilities = facilities,
  weights = NULL,
  objectiveminutes = 10,
  objectiveshare = 0.99,
  heur = "max",
  dowscaling_model_type,
  mode,
  res_output
)

Arguments

demand_raster: A raster object with the demand for the service.
traveltime_raster: The output of the traveltime function. If not provided, the function will run the traveltime function first.
bb_area: A boundary box object with the area of interest.
facilities: A sf object with the existing facilities.
weights: A raster with the weights for the demand.
objectiveminutes: The objective travel time in minutes.
objectiveshare: The share of the demand to be covered.
heur: The heuristic approach to be used. Options are "max" (default) and "kd".
dowscaling_model_type: The type of model used for the spatial downscaling of the travel time layer.
mode: The mode of transport.
res_output: The spatial resolution of the friction raster (and of the analysis), in meters. If <1000, a spatial downscaling approach is used.