A proposal for the siting of rest and service areas adapted to the transport of dangerous goods through an optimization model and its application to the Spanish territory

ABSTRACT IN SPANISH: El presente trabajo analiza la importancia de contar con una red de estacionamientos adaptados a los vehículos que transportan mercancías peligrosas. Se estudia en primer lugar la cobertura actual de la demanda que ofrecen los estacionamientos existentes y se plantea en segundo lugar un modelo de localización de máxima cobertura para estudiar la ubicación de áreas que permitan una mayor satisfacción de la demanda de descanso de los conductores cumpliendo con la normativa legal y de seguridad. El modelo se aplica en el territorio español con la ayuda de sistemas de información geográfica (SIG). // ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH: This paper analyzes the importance of having a network of stations adapted to vehicles carrying dangerous goods. In the first place, it is studied the current demand which is offered by the existing parking areas, and in the second place, it is explained a maximum coverage location model in order to study the location of areas that meet the drivers' demand of rest to a greater extent, complying with legal and safety regulations. The model is applied into Spanish territory with the help of geographic information systems (GIS).