Table 3 Comprehensive strength evaluation index system of commercial centre.

From: Comprehensive strength evaluation system of commercial centres based on multi-source data: a case of Hefei central city

Sub-target layer

Tier 1 indicators

Secondary indicators

Calculation method

Pointing

Weights

Self-base conditions

Transportation conditions

C1: density of public transportation stations (pcs/km2)

Number of public transportation stations/area of commercial centre

 + 

0.0663

C2: density of primary and secondary roads (km/km2)

Length of primary and secondary roads/area of commercial centre

 + 

0.0358

Service scale

C3: area of commercial centre (km2)

Derived from the results of Getis-Ord \({G}_{i}^{*}\) hot and cold analysis integrated with satellite imagery identification

 + 

0.2173

C4: number of POI per unit area (pcs/km2)

Number of POI/area of commercial centre

 + 

0.1020

Customer consumption behavior

Visits

C5: visits per unit area (person/km2)

Visits/commercial centre area

 + 

0.1159

C6: average length of stay (min)

Total customer length of stay/visits

 + 

0.0730

Sphere of influence

C7: absolute sphere of influence area (km2)

Calculated from Eqs. (4) and (5)

 + 

0.3897