Reachability Analysis & Coverage Maps
Generate time and distance contours to visualize reachable areas. Perfect for catchment analysis, service area planning, and location-based insights.
Generate isochrone polygons to show all locations reachable within specific time or distance limits. Perfect for service area analysis, catchment mapping, and location planning.
See how different travel modes create dramatically different reachability areas. The same 15-minute travel time covers vastly different geographic areas by car versus walking.
Send a location and time intervals, receive GeoJSON polygons ready to display on your map. The API handles all complex calculations and returns precise reachability areas.
POST https://gateway.mapmetrics-atlas.net/
isochrone/?token=YOUR_TOKEN
{
"locations": [{"lat": 52.5200, "lon": 13.4050}],
"costing": "pedestrian",
"contours": [
{"time": 5, "color": "00ff00"},
{"time": 10, "color": "ffff00"},
{"time": 15, "color": "ff0000"}
],
"polygons": true
}
Response:
{
"type": "FeatureCollection",
"features": [
{ "type": "Feature",
"properties": {"contour": 5, "metric": "time"},
"geometry": {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[...]]}
} ] }Powerful reachability visualization
Generate reachability polygons showing areas accessible within specific time limits
Create isodistance polygons for areas within certain distance ranges
Generate multiple contour rings for different time or distance thresholds
Calculate isochrones for driving, walking, cycling, and public transit
Analyze service area coverage and identify underserved regions
Visualize catchment areas for optimal facility and store placement
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