TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - The local spatial autocorrelation and the kernel method for identifying black zones. a comparative approach
JO  - Accident analysis and prevention
A1  - Flahaut, Benoit
A1  - Mouchart, Michel
A1  - San Martin, Ernesto
A1  - Thomas, Isabelle
SP  - 991
EP  - 1004
VL  - 35
IS  - 6
N2  - This article aims to determine the location and the length of road sections characterized by a concentration of accidents (black zones). Two methods are compared: one based on a local decomposition of a global autocorrelation index, the other on kernel estimation. After explanation, both methods are applied and compared in terms of operational results, respective advantages and shortcomings, as well as underlying conceptual elements. The operationality of both methods is illustrated by an application to one Belgian road.
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-4575
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -