Rural Road Network Connectivity Analysis Based on GIS

Abstract

Rural roads are considered to be one of the important roads within a district, which connects areas of production with markets and with other villages or with the state and National Highways. Rural road network connectivity is perceived as one of the prime components in increasing the agricultural output and earning capacity of the rural population. Rural roads stimulate overall development by providing access to social infrastructure and facilities. The study area is located in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. An attempt has been made through the present study to develop Geographic Information System (GIS) based rural road database and also network connectivity analysis (Beta Index, Alpha Index, Gamma Index, Cyclomatic Number and Aggregate Transportation Score) has been performed. The analysis result several that good level of connectivity of roadways in the selected study area.
Keywords: Road network, Connectivity, Analysis, GIS