Wildlife Hazard Management – An Intuitive Web-Based Risk Matrix for Airport Stakeholders

Abstract

This study employs Tableau and R to create a web-based system for early wildlife hazard alerts at airports. The result shows specific time, season, altitude, size, and frequency related to wildlife reports in the United Stated. A user-friendly risk assessment tool, utilizing the Shiny platform, offers airport stakeholders color-coded risk levels by analyzing wildlife hazard report frequencies and sizes. The proposed tool is exemplified by its application at two commercial airports, and algorithm is shared to readers for implementation across various airport settings. This paper enhances understanding of wildlife hazard reports, empowering airport stakeholders to make proper decisions for proactive wildlife control, ultimately improving airport safety and sustainability.

Keywords

• airport safety
• wildlife hazard
• bird strike
• risk management
• Shiny

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