A framework of an integrated livestock vehicle trajectory database using digital tachograph data

Heehyeon Jeong, Jungyeol Hong, Dongjoo Park

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Abstract

The outbreak of African swine fever virus has raised global concerns regarding epidemic livestock diseases. Therefore, various studies have attempted to prevent and monitor epidemic livestock diseases. Most of them have emphasized that integrated studies between the public health and transportation engineering are essential to prevent the livestock disease spread. However, it has been difficult to obtain big data related to the mobility of livestock-related vehicles. Thus, it is challenging to conduct research that comprehensively considers cargo vehicles’ movement carrying livestock and the spread of livestock infectious diseases. This study developed the framework for integrating the digital tachograph data (DTG) and trucks’ visit history of livestock facility data. The DTG data include commercial trucks’ coordinate information, but it excludes actual livestock-related vehicle trajectories such as freight types and facility visit history. Therefore, the integrated database we developed can be used as a significant resource for preventing the spread of livestock epidemics by pre-monitoring livestock transport vehicles’ movements. In future studies, epidemiological research on infectious diseases and livestock species will be able to conduct through the derived integrating database. Furthermore, the indicators of the spread of infectious diseases could be suggested based on both microscopic and macroscopic roadway networks to manage livestock epidemics.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2694
Pages (from-to)1-13
Number of pages13
JournalSustainability (Switzerland)
Volume13
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2021

Keywords

  • Digital tachograph data
  • Epidemic livestock diseases
  • Livestock facility
  • Livestock-related vehicle
  • Trajectories

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