Locating telecommunications masts for mobile network coverage considering sustainable development indices by using GIS and BWM technique: case study of Urmia County

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1 Industrial engineering department, Faculty of Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

2 MSc in industrial engineering, Urmia university, Urmia

3 Industrial engineering department, engineering faculty, Urmia university, Urmia

10.24200/j65.2024.63622.2384

Abstract

Optimum location for the establishment of mobile phone towers with the aim of covering all demand with high signal quality and low cost is an important challenge for telecommunications companies. Therefore, if a proper decision is not taken, it may lead to environmental damage, economic problems and user dissatisfaction. Therefore, operators of telecommunication networks should plan for the optimal location of mobile telephone towers in order to achieve the goals of sustainable social, economic and environmental development. The purpose of this research is to show how to use ArcGis10.8 software tools and the best-worst technique for the optimal location of mobile phone towers using sustainable development criteria. These criteria are: distance from the fault, distance from historical and cultural places, distance from parks, distance from the river, distance from medical centers (hospitals and clinics), distance or proximity from rural areas, proximity to the main road, distance from residential areas, distance from schools and educational centers, height, land slope and slope direction. The innovations used in this research include the use of multi-criteria spatial modeling, including the best-worst technique and its integration with geographic information system techniques for locating mobile phone towers and investigating the optimal location for their deployment. along with the application of new criteria of sustainable development, which was done for the first time in Urmia city. The weights of the criteria were obtained by the best-worst technique and the data required for weighting were collected by interviewing experts who were experts of the telecommunications company. The data related to each quality was entered into the ArcGis software, and various processing and fuzzy overlay operations are performed to prepare the optimal final map. The general results obtained showed that it is not possible to use the masts in a wide area from the west of the county, and the best points go towards the eastern areas near Lake Urmia, which can be due to the selection of the criteria.

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Sharif Journal of Industrial Engineering & Management

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Available Online from 08 October 2024

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