Route Mapping and Analysis With in Gidan Kwano Campus, Federal University Of Technology Minna, Niger State Nigeria

Abstract

Understanding The Complexity Of Road Network Is Very Important As It Relates To Movement From One Point To Another.Finding The Optimal Route To Access Some Locations Within The Campus Like: Theclinic, Fire Service Department, Senate Building, And Faculties’ /Schools Can Be A Challenge. Modern Surveying Techniques Are Used To Address Such Problem. In This Work, Dual Frequency Global Positioning System (DGPS) Was Used To Capture The Ground Information (X Y Z) Of The Existing Features On The Campus. Using This Approach, The Road Network Map Was Obtained, Georeferenced And Digitized. The Integrated DGPS Data And The Road Network Layer Were Imported Into The Arcgis Environment For Analysis Using The Network Analyst Module.An Optimal Route Analysis And Alternative Routes Selection Were Carried Out As In Figures 6-9. From The Results, Four(4) Optimal Routes And Another Four (4) Alternate Routes Were Specified As In Table 1. This Paper Also Shows Eight (8) Illegal Routes Connecting The Campus At Various Points As Shown In Figure (5).In The Work Recommendations Concerning Insecurity Are Given.