Project: Finding Nearest National Monuments in South Holland

This project aims to help tourists exploring the South of Holland by identifying the nearest national monuments based on their location throughout the day.

Data

• Tourists: 500 randomly generated data points representing tourist locations in the South of Holland (stored in Random_points folder).
• National Monuments: Data downloaded from National Dutch Cadastre Agency: https://services.rce.geovoorziening.nl/web/ (stored in Monument_data folder).

Process

1. Data Preprocessing: Both datasets were converted to crs 28992 using the geopandas library. Data visualization was performed using matplotlib to validate data alignment and location of monuments.

2. Nearest Neighbor Analysis:

• The Shapely library was used to calculate the distance between each tourist location and all monuments.
• The output table identified the closest monument for each tourist point.
• The average distance between tourists and monuments was found to be 6.41 km.

Conclusion

The analysis revealed an average distance of 6.41 km between tourists and national monuments in South Holland. However, this distance can vary depending on the specific monument and tourist location.

Future Improvements:

• Implement a user interface for real-time location tracking and nearest monument identification.
• Integrate public transportation data to estimate travel time instead of just straight-line distance.
• Visualize results on a map to show the distribution of monuments and tourist locations.
• These enhancements would provide a more interactive and informative experience for tourists exploring the South of Holland.