Track: Transportation
A Proactive Approach to Designating High Risk Deer-Automobile Collision Sites Using ArcView GIS
Julie Kathleen ShepardWilliam Erik Shepard
Travelers along Georgia highways are aware of the dangers of collisions with deer, causing damage to the automobile and its passengers and killing the deer. Highway deer sitings have increased recently due to life cycles and habitat loss and fragmentation. The Department of Transportation posts warning signs when a threshold of accidents is reached. A more proactive approach, using demographic data, deer population counts, and habitat changes, yields locations where deer-automobile accidents are most probable. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the applicability of using ArcView GIS to address issues that cross the boundary between environment and economics.
Julie Kathleen Shepard
University of Georgia
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