This is the homebase of Geo Open Accessibility Tool (GOAT). GOAT is meant to be an open source, interactive, flexible and useful web-tool for accessibility planning. Currenty the tool is maintained by the Startup Plan4Better and the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
For more information:
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If you are interested in scientific publications related to GOAT check out the following:
Pajares, E.; Büttner, B.; Jehle, U.; Nichols, A.; Wulfhorst, G. Accessibility by proximity: Addressing the lack of interactive accessibility instruments for active mobility. J. Transp. Geogr. 2021, 93, 103080, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103080.
Pajares, E.; Muñoz Nieto, R.; Meng, L.; Wulfhorst, G. Population Disaggregation on the Building Level Based on Outdated Census Data. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2021, 10, 662. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10100662
Pajares, E., Jehle, U., 2021. GOAT: Ein interaktives Erreichbarkeitsinstrument zur Planung der 15-Minuten-Stadt, in: Flächennutzungsmonitoring XIII: Flächenpolitik - Konzepte - Analysen - Tools, IÖR Schriften. Rhombos-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 265–273. https://doi.org/10.26084/13dfns-p024
Pajares, E., Jehle, U., Hall, J., Miramontes, M., Wulfhorst, G., 2022. Assessment of the usefulness of the accessibility instrument GOAT for the planning practice. Journal of Urban Mobility 2, 100033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urbmob.2022.100033
Jehle, U., Pajares, E., Analyse der Fußwegequalitäten zu Schulen – Entwicklung von Indikatoren auf Basis von OpenData. In: Meinel, G.; Krüger, T.; Behnisch, M.; Ehrhardt, D. (Hrsg.): Flächennutzungsmonitoring XIII: Flächenpolitik - Konzepte - Analysen - Tools. Berlin: Rhombos-Verlag, 2021, (IÖR-Schriften Band 79), S.221-232, https://doi.org/10.26084/13dfns-p020
Pajares, E., 2022. Dissertation: Development, application, and testing of an accessibility instrument for planning active mobility. Technische Universität München. https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/680889?show_id=1688064