Reducing Ambulance Response time by a Geographical Information System (GIS) Simulation Model

A geographic information system simulation model of EMS: reducing ambulance response time.

Response time is a very important factor in determining the quality of prehospital EMS. Our objective was to model the response by Israeli ambulances and to offer model-derived strategies for improved deployment of ambulances to reduce response time. Using a geographic information system (GIS), a retrospective review of computerized ambulance call and dispatch logs was performed in two differen...

Reducing ambulance response times using discrete event simulation.

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study are to develop a discrete-event simulation (DES) model for the Singapore Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and to demonstrate the utility of this DES model for the evaluation of different policy alternatives to improve ambulance response times. METHODS A DES model was developed based on retrospective emergency call data over a continuous 6-month period ...

Geographical Information System (gis) for Water Resources Management

Water resources projects are inherited with overlapping and at times conflicting objectives. These projects are often of varied sizes ranging from major projects with command areas of millions of hectares to very small projects implemented at the local level. Thus, in all these projects there is seldom proper coordination which is essential for ensuring collective sustainability. Integrated wat...

Role of geographic information system (GIS) in watershed simulation by WinVAST model.

The uncertainty of modeling input will increase the simulation error, and this situation always happens in a model without user-friendly interface. WinVAST model, developed by the University of Virginia in 2003, treats an entire multi-catchment by a tree-view structure. Its extra computer programs can connect geographic information system (GIS). Model users can prepare all the necessary informa...

An Introduction To Geographical Information Systems (GIS)