Mapumental is a web tool that shows public transport travel times, from or to a chosen postcode, on a timebanded map. These maps can be embedded in websites, apps or online tools, or used for internal research purposes.
Transit-time maps, also known as isochrone maps, are not a new idea: there are examples dating back hundreds of years. But the online technologies behind Mapumental are new – and have unleashed a great many possibilities for all kinds of users.
Mapumental was designed to work with whatever data sets you have, such as house prices, fire engine journey times, even levels of ‘scenicness’.
Mapumental can provide static maps ready for print and web publication — or interactive maps that reflect user inputs in real time.
The maps can be PNG image files or a GRASS ASCII grid raster suitable for use with GIS software — or, with the API, pretty much whatever format you need.
Mapumental maps are already hard at work in the property sector, local government, charities, tourism, research and town planning etc.
The Welsh Government has used this tool to understand how well they were serving their rural populations with public transport.
The Fire Protection Association needed a way to calculate insurance premiums based on how quickly fire services could attend.
Mapumental meets property data, helping house-hunters find property within their desired commute.
Mapumental helped the housing charity Dolphin Living find the best deals for their clients.
