Methods for Calculating Urban Areas of Coverage for Antiballistic Missile Defense,

Abstract

The report presents and compares two methods for determining urban areas of coverage of an antiballistic missile defense. The first is based on actual population data distributions used in an algorithm for determining minimum convex areas of coverage--that is, areas with no holes or dents in their boundaries. The second uses approximated areas of coverage based on a circular normal population distribution. The minimum convex area algorithm produces less biased results, but it is more expensive and time-consuming. The approximated footprint may provide the basis for acceptable estimates of the more elaborate algorithm for large cities. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0723162

Entities

People

  • Bruce T. Grimm
  • Diana H. Frazier
  • Edward S. Pearsall

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Anti-Ballistic Missiles
  • Boundaries
  • Demography
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Operations Research
  • Statistical inference.
  • Urban Planning and Geography.