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Table 1 Distance for re-engineered and randomly generated points to the closest road.

From: Spatial confidentiality and GIS: re-engineering mortality locations from published maps about Hurricane Katrina

Distance from road (meters)

0 to 5

6 to 10

11 to 15

16 to 20

21 to 25

Above 25

New Orleans East

      

Deaths From Map

16.7%

16.7%

8.3%

25.0%

8.3%

25.0%

Random Points

16.4%

12.5%

10.8%

9.4%

9.0%

42.0%

London Canal

      

Deaths From Map

37.5%

4.2%

16.7%

25.0%

8.3%

4.2%

Random Points

18.0%

15.7%

13.0%

10.3%

11.0%

32.1%

Ninth Ward

      

Deaths From Map

19.4%

27.8%

16.7%

11.1%

8.3%

16.7%

Random Points

19.6%

18.0%

14.9%

11.8%

10.0%

25.9%

All Deaths From Map (Orleans Parish)

22.5%

23.0%

14.1%

13.6%

8.4%

18.4%