In my view, the axial map is a fundamental object, and many of the most
important structural properties of urban street networks relate directly
to it - for example, the scale-free distribution of line lengths. Also
properties like intelligibility and synergy are I think essentially
properties of the line map. But segment analysis using least angle change
as the definition of distance finds the linear structure from the
segment map, and so in key ways mimics the axial map while being at the
same time much more disaggregated and precise than the axial map,
and so can do more things analytically. So in my view, the axial map is
fundamental theoretically, but least angle segment analysis can do
more practically and so is the preferred form of analysis in most cases.
- Bill
At 15:20 24/10/2010, you wrote:
Hello every body
I have read that segment analysis offers several alternatives for
analysis including standard topological analysis, then the question is
what,s the significance of running alaysis depending on axial map if
segment map can play its role? is this indicates the end of axial map
usage in the future?