Podaris:Insight Overview

Rapidly analyse transport networks with a variety of simplified tools for accessibility and travel time analysis.

What is accessibility analysis?

Accessibility analysis is the process of assessing how easy it is for people to reach their desired destinations using different modes of transportation. It is a key tool for planners to ensure that transportation systems are inclusive and equitable, and that everyone has the opportunity to access the opportunities and services that they need.

Accessibility analysis can be used to assess the accessibility of different groups of people, such as people with disabilities, low-income households, and seniors. It can also be used to assess the accessibility of different types of destinations, such as jobs, schools, healthcare facilities, and shopping centers.

What are the benefits of accessibility analysis?

• It can help planners to identify areas where there are gaps in accessibility, and to develop strategies to improve accessibility for all groups of people.
• It can help planners to evaluate the impact of proposed transportation projects on accessibility, and to ensure that projects are designed in a way that maximises accessibility.
• It can help planners to make informed decisions about how to allocate transportation resources.

Introducing Podaris:Insight

Podaris:Insight is a toolkit for simplifying a number of types of accessibility analysis. 

	Accessibility Index Quantify the accessibility score for a set of locations to selected destinations by a chosen mode
	Difference Compare the difference in accessibility between two networks through isochrones
	Isochrones Isochrones are areas that can be reached from a given point within a given time.
	Mobility Energy Productivity Mobility Energy Productivity (MEP) is a measure of how efficiently connected a place is
	Multi-criteria Analysis Index Create a custom method to quantify the accessibility score for a set of locations using multiple factors by a chosen mode
	PTAL Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL) is a measure of the accessibility of public transport from a given location
	Site Selection Locate the areas that are accessible from a number of different starting points within a given time.
	Stop Catchment Isochrone map highlighting regions reachable within a set travel time from network stations.
	Service Level Measure and compare the public transport service level by frequency for zones.
	Corridor Frequency Identify which sections of the network have the highest volumes of vehicles.

Creating a new Podaris:Insight project

1. New Podaris:Insight projects can be created by clicking the button on the homepage of your Podaris instance (e.g. myorg.podaris.com).

2. From here you will have the option to create either a Podaris:Plan project or Podaris:Insight analysis project. Select analysis.

3. From here, set your analysis project visibility settings, license type, whether the analysis project can be cloned, a starting location and a title for your analysis project

4. You can now create a new analysis by clicking . This will allow you to select one of the analysis types described above.

All analyses associated with this analysis project will be listed here:

You can easily add, remove or duplicate analyses here.

Podaris:Insight projects can be distinguished on your homepage project menu with this icon:

The individual analysis type links, above, describe each analysis type and how to use them.

Unlocks and Credits

By default, new Podaris:Insight projects will be locked. This means that without unlocking, you will be unable to export results or generate high resolution imagery from your analyses.

Unlocking a project (which counts towards your organisation's unlock quota) grants you 15 credits, which can be used to run analysis runs within your project.

For more information information on locks and credits, please view the Insight Credits page.