Where to Locate Tethered Aerostats for an Effective Surveillance System: A Case Study on Southern Turkey.

Authors : Nahit YILMAZ, Cevriye GENCER

Pages : 189-200

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Publication Date : 2018-03-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Illegal immigration and terrorist activities draw attention on border security. One of the current systems used for reconnaissance and surveillance on border security is Aerostat. Due to high investment cost, a considerable planning period is required before implementation of these systems. In this study; considering project budget, camera sensor capabilities, geographical analysis data and appropriateness parameters of candidate locations, three scenarios are developed for the site selection problem of Aerostats on southern Turkey. Goal Programming approach including Set Covering Algorithm and fuzzy-TOPSIS is applied and the results are tested with Viewshed Analysis. The test results provide important recommendations for countries planning to use these systems.
Keywords : Covering Algorithm, Goal Programming, Fuzzy TOPSIS, Reconnaisance and Surveillance, Site Selection