Anticipatory routing of police helicopters

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Highlights：

• An application was developed to support pro-active routing of police helicopters.

• The in-time arrival of police helicopters can be improved with a factor nine.

• Ten flights can be scheduled in approximately five to six minutes.

• All historic data can be used, regardless of location, date, and time.

• The application has been validated and is currently used by the police.

摘要

•An application was developed to support pro-active routing of police helicopters.•The in-time arrival of police helicopters can be improved with a factor nine.•Ten flights can be scheduled in approximately five to six minutes.•All historic data can be used, regardless of location, date, and time.•The application has been validated and is currently used by the police.

论文关键词：Anticipatory routing,Vehicle Routing Problem,Covering problem,Forecasting,Heuristics

论文评审过程：Available online 27 June 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2013.06.044