This free, interactive Catchment Area Map Generator Tool allows transportation planners, urban designers, engineers, and real estate developers to quickly generate travel-time catchment maps for walking, cycling, and driving. Enter any address or click on the map to visualize service areas based on customizable travel durations (e.g., 2, 10, or 15 minutes). The tool supports global locations and instantly displays color-coded accessibility zones.
Whether you’re conducting a site accessibility analysis, evaluating a parcel for transit-oriented development, preparing a planning application, or performing a land use–transportation integration study, this tool provides instant geospatial insights, ideal for quick visualizations in presentations, public consultations, or desktop research.
🔹 Adjustable travel time
🔹 Dynamic map title and legend
🔹 Supports both address input and map click
🔹 Export to PDF for easy sharing
🧭 How It Works
- Enter any address or landmark in the search bar.
- The map will show travel-time buffers (isochrones) for three modes:
- 🚶 Walking
- 🚲 Cycling
- 🚗 Driving
- Visualize how far people can reach from your site in each mode.
- Use the Export to PDF button to save or share results.
Enter an address or click on the map to generate a customizable travel-time catchment area for walking, cycling, and driving. Powered by OpenRouteService, Nominatim & Leaflet.
👥 Who Should Use This Tool?
- Transportation Planners – for Transportation Master Plans, active transportation studies, and station area planning
- Urban Planners and Architects – to assess service catchments, walkability, or cycling infrastructure gaps
- Real Estate Agents and Developers – for development feasibility, site selection, and TOD evaluation
- Municipal Staff – for growth planning, land use reviews, and public consultations
- Students & Researchers – studying accessibility, equity, or mobility patterns
🌍 Why Use Catchment Mapping?
Catchment analysis helps answer critical questions:
- How accessible is a proposed development?
- What is the walkable service area of a transit station or school?
- Is this site suitable for mixed-use or high-density development?
- Where are the gaps in active transportation coverage?
⚠️ Assumptions & Limitations
- Based on average speeds and road network data from OpenStreetMap.
- Does not account for real-time traffic, signal delays, or terrain.
- Designed for high-level planning and analysis, not for operational routing.
📎 Need a Custom Accessibility Study?
This tool provides a starting point. For detailed, GIS-based accessibility studies, multi-modal modeling, or public transit catchments, contact us — specialists in transportation planning, GIS, and mobility analytics.