AED Deployment Priority Zones for Shanghai Urban Region

A 2026 study by Yeling Wu proposes a multi-source data-driven strategy for deploying automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in metropolitan areas. The dataset likely contains geospatial model outputs identifying priority installation zones, validated against real-world AED placements in Shanghai. The model results informed a three-phase deployment plan aiming to cover 83.653% of the geographic area and 96.486% of the population in the study area.

Use Cases

• Identifying priority zones for AED installation based on integrated population, medical service, and built environment factors.
• Evaluating the efficiency of existing AED deployment strategies using geographic and population coverage metrics.
• Planning phased infrastructure rollouts to maximize service coverage with a reduced number of equipment installations.

Strengths

• Model validation shows 92.022% of pre-2021 AEDs were located within its recommended installation zones.
• The proposed first phase of deployment achieved about 10% more population coverage than a real-world plan with fewer installations.
• The full three-phase plan is projected to serve 96.486% of the population in the study area.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 57.4 KB file size suggests the dataset is a small document or summary, not a large-scale geospatial database.

Provenance

Source

Yeling Wu via figshare.

Collection Method

Constructed by integrating multi-source data (population distribution, medical services, urban built environment) within a Geographic Information System (GIS).

Time Range

Analysis includes AEDs installed before 2021; model validated and plan proposed in 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 06:07:29; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Shanghai's urban region, China.