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A Engenharia de Informação Geoespacial como Contributo para uma Estratégia de Reorganização Estrutural do Território: definição e implementação de uma metodologia para atribuição de toponímia e numeração de polícia no município de Coimbra
| Resumo: | The correct definition of toponymy and address numbering remains a challenge for local administra-tions, especially in the absence of a national technical guideline. Municipalities establish their own rules based on the autonomy granted by the legal framework governing local authorities, which sometimes leads to incon-sistencies, even among neighboring municipalities. This lack of uniformity creates various issues, particularly in a society increasingly reliant on navigation systems, such as those used by emergency services or for package deliveries.The Toponymy and Address Numbering Regulation (TANR) currently in force in Coimbra, reinstated through repristination, dates back to 1960. This is because the subsequent regulation was only applicable to a now extinguished Toponymy Commission. As a result, the current regulation suffers from several weaknesses that need to be corrected and prevented in the future. This work aims to explore the creation of a method adaptable to any municipality in the country, using Coimbra as a case study to highlight the main deficiencies in toponymy and address numbering that arise when such issues are neglected. Given that the current street layout results from the city's organic development, changeability is a significant factor, making it important to ensure that any modifications cause minimal disruption to citizens, entities, and businesses. To minimize the impact of potential address changes due to a new regulation, the goal was to maintain as much of the existing address numbering as possible. Even if established contrary to new rules (such as the direction of numbering), the new system should not create conflicts with navigation systems, while also aiming for address uniformity in anticipation of a national address database, as seen in other countries.In drafting new regulations, the rules from other municipalities' TANR were considered, along with a comparative analysis of address numbering systems from other countries with proven effectiveness and ap-plicability. Additionally, existing geographic information from the Municipality (vector files of streets and address numbers) served as the foundational material. This information was thoroughly analyzed to identify both good and bad examples within the municipality, with problematic cases being inventoried for further attention. A sample parish was selected for direct work, applying the principles anticipated in a future regula-tion, which will ultimately lead to the proper thematic assignment of street names and address numbers on these streets.The methodology developed involved creating two Python programs that process the vector data af-ter the necessary corrections. The first program handles the orientation of streets according to the rules, and the second applies address numbering at a stipulated interval. Before running the first program, a series of manual processes and small scripts were executed to prepare the data, followed by a GIS tool flow to prepare the data for the final program. Both programs allow for exceptions, which were identified through data analy-sis before running the first program. These exceptions apply to streets to be excluded from reversing their digitization direction for convenience and cases where address numbering cannot and should not be assigned until correct and linear toponyms are established by the City Council. The result of this processing is a new address numbering system that adheres to the rules established by the Municipality of Coimbra.Additionally, a methodology guide was developed to apply the assumptions of this work, which, in terms of replicability, aims to guide different municipal offices in structuring their own data. |
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| Autores principais: | Simões, Jorge Edgar Marques |
| Assunto: | toponymy house numbering indirect georeferencing automation geospatial planning toponímia numeração de polícia georreferenciação indireta automação planeamento geoespacial |
| Ano: | 2024 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Coimbra |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra |
| Resumo: | The correct definition of toponymy and address numbering remains a challenge for local administra-tions, especially in the absence of a national technical guideline. Municipalities establish their own rules based on the autonomy granted by the legal framework governing local authorities, which sometimes leads to incon-sistencies, even among neighboring municipalities. This lack of uniformity creates various issues, particularly in a society increasingly reliant on navigation systems, such as those used by emergency services or for package deliveries.The Toponymy and Address Numbering Regulation (TANR) currently in force in Coimbra, reinstated through repristination, dates back to 1960. This is because the subsequent regulation was only applicable to a now extinguished Toponymy Commission. As a result, the current regulation suffers from several weaknesses that need to be corrected and prevented in the future. This work aims to explore the creation of a method adaptable to any municipality in the country, using Coimbra as a case study to highlight the main deficiencies in toponymy and address numbering that arise when such issues are neglected. Given that the current street layout results from the city's organic development, changeability is a significant factor, making it important to ensure that any modifications cause minimal disruption to citizens, entities, and businesses. To minimize the impact of potential address changes due to a new regulation, the goal was to maintain as much of the existing address numbering as possible. Even if established contrary to new rules (such as the direction of numbering), the new system should not create conflicts with navigation systems, while also aiming for address uniformity in anticipation of a national address database, as seen in other countries.In drafting new regulations, the rules from other municipalities' TANR were considered, along with a comparative analysis of address numbering systems from other countries with proven effectiveness and ap-plicability. Additionally, existing geographic information from the Municipality (vector files of streets and address numbers) served as the foundational material. This information was thoroughly analyzed to identify both good and bad examples within the municipality, with problematic cases being inventoried for further attention. A sample parish was selected for direct work, applying the principles anticipated in a future regula-tion, which will ultimately lead to the proper thematic assignment of street names and address numbers on these streets.The methodology developed involved creating two Python programs that process the vector data af-ter the necessary corrections. The first program handles the orientation of streets according to the rules, and the second applies address numbering at a stipulated interval. Before running the first program, a series of manual processes and small scripts were executed to prepare the data, followed by a GIS tool flow to prepare the data for the final program. Both programs allow for exceptions, which were identified through data analy-sis before running the first program. These exceptions apply to streets to be excluded from reversing their digitization direction for convenience and cases where address numbering cannot and should not be assigned until correct and linear toponyms are established by the City Council. The result of this processing is a new address numbering system that adheres to the rules established by the Municipality of Coimbra.Additionally, a methodology guide was developed to apply the assumptions of this work, which, in terms of replicability, aims to guide different municipal offices in structuring their own data. |
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