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Two different land cover grids are considered in AccessMod:

  1. The original land cover grid containing the broad land cover types such as forest, build areas, large water bodies, agriculture fields, plains, etc.
  2. The final merged land cover grid which is generated using the merge land cover tool of AccessMod (see Section 5.5.2) and that also includes the roads and the barriers to movements (e.g. large rivers, lakes,…).

The original land cover grid holds information on the types of land cover (and their spatial arrangements) that characterize the area of analysis and that are believed to affect the travelling time of patients moving across this area.

This grid must contain integer values, with each value corresponding to one land cover class (land cover IDs). These land cover IDs are then linked to corresponding travel speed through the travelling scenario table (see section 3.3.2.2).

To facilitate the integration of the roads and barriers into the final land cover distribution grid, AccessMod offers a module (see section ‎0) that facilitates this process.

The merged land cover grid is typically constructed only once. Further alternative scenarios of travel (various speeds and/or modes of transportation) can be easily set up using the travelling scenario text file. This being said, it is possible to create different merged land cover layers to simulate the impact of flooding or the construction of a new road.

AccessMod prend en compte deux raster rasters d'occupation du sol différents:

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La couche d'occupation du sol fusionnée est généralement construite une seule fois. D'autres scénarios de déplacement alternatifs (vitesses et/ou modes de transport différents) peuvent être facilement configurés à l'aide du fichier texte de scénario de déplacement. Ceci étant dit, il est possible de créer différentes couches d'occupation du sol fusionnées pour simuler l'impact d'une inondation ou de la construction d'une nouvelle route, par exemple.


Note

"No Data" cells in the merged land cover grids are considered as cells in which movement is not possible. 

It is recommended that users directly classify areas over which no movement is expected, as well as areas located outside of the study area, as "No data" before importing the land cover layer in AccessMod. This will not only reduce the computation time, but also reduce the number of classes to be managed during the application of AccessMod. However, note that the integration of the road network on top of barriers (rivers for example) within the merged land cover layer will result in the creation of bridges and therefore reclassify the concerned "No Data" cells into the corresponding road classLes cellules NoData dans la couche d'occupation du sol fusionnée sont considérées comme des cellules dans lesquelles le mouvement n'est pas possible.

Il est recommandé aux utilisateurs de classer directement les zones sur lesquelles aucun mouvement n'est prévu, ainsi que les zones situées en dehors de la zone d'étude, comme NoData avant d'importer la couche d'occupation du sol dans AccessMod. Cela réduira non seulement le temps de calcul, mais également le nombre de classes à gérer lors de l'application d'AccessMod. Cependant, notez que l'intégration du réseau routier au-dessus des barrières (rivières par exemple) dans la  couche d'occupation du sol fusionnée entraînera la création de ponts et reclassera donc les cellules NoData concernées dans la classe de routes correspondante.