The Mapillary API is the first step towards automating data collection through automated image recognition and image segmentation. We use this data in GOAT to improve the data basis of our analyses.

We are one of the lucky winners of the MobiData BW Hackathon, where we developed “WALKIE” – a prototypic walkability index and an algorithm to calculate potential pedestrian flows. We will continue the development in a 3-month innovation phase.

We are absolutely certain that new directions of our work are necessary to boost the development and application of GOAT. To build more sustainable cities and regions worldwide, we founded our start-up and chose a self-explanatory name: Plan4Better!

We are happy to announce that we successfully launched version GOAT1.0. Therefore, we are one step closer to our goal of GOAT becoming a useful planning instrument to shape livable communities.

Have you ever been stuck in traffic or felt overwhelmed due to the crowd in public transport? Living nearby schools, workplaces, parks, and other services would reduce your time spend on traffic, make your trips more sustainable and give you more free time. This trending concept is called the 15-minute city. It is mainly based on the principles of neighborhood mobility and promotes highly integrated and inclusive spaces, as well as mixed-land use areas.

How does the GOAT-team come to a project for on-street delivery robots? Of course, we share the same walking and cycling environment. We used a prototype measuring box to automatically detect collect surface and smoothness information of road infrastructure.

We love OPEN SOURCE! It is the heart and soul of GOAT since its start. Driven by this enthusiasm, we have created a new feature in GOAT that provides mapping challenges, encouraging users to participate in the OSM project and fill the data gaps.

In order to create livable cities and shape a more sustainable mobility, it is crucial to focus on walkable environments. However, the quality of the infrastructure depends highly on the individual.

GOAT is by far not where we would like it to be. Apart from the on-going professionalization which is seen as crucial to provide a truly useful and stable accessibility instrument, additional features will be implemented on a regular basis.