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Area of Science:

  • Spatial analysis
  • Operations research
  • Computational geometry

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  • Geographic location selection involves complex spatiotemporal data and constraints, leading to numerous potential solutions.
  • Optimizing spatial searchability is crucial for efficient facility location problems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an improved ant colony algorithm for solving the P-center facility location problem in nonuniform geographic spaces.
  • To enhance the searchability and efficiency of spatial optimization algorithms.

Main Methods:

  • Combined an ant colony algorithm (meta-heuristic search) with an incomplete quadtree for spatial division.
  • Developed an improved pheromone diffusion algorithm and optimization objective for updating pheromones in nonuniform spaces.
  • Utilized optimized quadtree encoding for storing pheromone and distance matrices.

Main Results:

  • The proposed algorithm demonstrated excellent performance in solving location problems.
  • Achieved good convergence accuracy and efficient calculation time.
  • Effectively handled complex spatial data and constraints.

Conclusions:

  • The improved ant colony algorithm integrated with incomplete quadtrees offers a superior approach for geographic location selection.
  • This method provides an efficient and accurate solution for the P-center facility location problem.
  • The algorithm's performance indicates its potential for real-world spatial optimization applications.