With smappen, you can draw isochrones, isodistances and catchment areas very easily and free of charge. These areas represent how far you can go in a given time, or show everything within a certain distance of a given point. They are often used for market-analysis purposes, or for having a look at a delivery area.

How to Create a Drive-Time Area #

1. Click “Create a new area.”
   
2. Set a starting point by entering an address, city, or GPS coordinates, or by right-clicking on the map and selecting “Starting address.”
   
3. Choose the area type “Time,” select a travel mode (e.g. Driving)
   
4. Define the travel duration using the purple slider or by entering a value manually (12 hours max).
   
5. Click “Calculate.” The drive-time area is created automatically.

Drive-time calculation explanation #

What drive times are based on:

• Speed limits on different road types (city streets, countryside roads, highways)

• Road types and their characteristics

• Transportation mode – whether you’re driving, cycling, or walking

• Smooth traffic conditions ensuring consistent and repeatable results at any time of day.

How they’re created:

Our system uses geographic information systems (GIS) to gather data from various sources including traffic information, and location data. This creates isochrones (travel-time areas) that show exactly how far you can travel within a specified time period.

This gives you accurate insights into actual customer accessibility rather than simple radius circles.

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To go further:

• Extending an area
• Reducing an area
• Analyzing the population of an area
• Importing your own data on the map