Accessibility analysis

Aino can generate isochrones — polygon layers that show the area reachable from a point or feature within a specified travel time.

Supported Travel Modes

• Walking (pedestrian)

• Bicycling (bike)

• Driving (car)

How Isochrones Are Generated

Isochrones are calculated using the street-network graph via the Mapbox Isochrone API, meaning they follow real routes along roads and paths rather than straight-line distances.

• Aino calls the Mapbox Isochrone API to compute areas reachable from your selected location or features, based on travel mode and time thresholds.

• The API returns polygon geometries, which Aino imports into your project as a new dataset or layer.

Create an Isochrone from the Map (Single Location)

1. Drop a pin on the map at your chosen location.

2. Open the AI assistant (or the isochrone tool) and request the isochrone you want.

3. Example prompts:

Build a 20-minute drive isochrone from my Pin

Create 5, 10, and 15-minute walking isochrones around the selected location.

1. Aino generates a polygon layer with the isochrone(s), which is added to your project as a new dataset.

Create Isochrones Around Features in an Existing Dataset

1. Select a dataset layer (for example, bus stops, schools, or stores).

2. Ask the AI assistant to generate isochrones for every feature in that layer.

3. Example prompts:

Show 5-minute walking isochrones for each bus stop in Lund.

Generate 15-minute bike isochrones around all schools in Heesch

The result is a new dataset where each feature is an isochrone polygon linked to the original element.

Use Isochrones as Analysis Boundaries

Once created, isochrones can be used for further spatial analysis:

• Find points or features located inside an isochrone.

• Aggregate population, points of interest (POIs), or service counts within each isochrone.

• Intersect isochrones with administrative areas to report coverage by district.

Example prompt:

Find all bus stops within a 5-minute walking area around schools in Salford, UK

Aino will select the isochrone layer and run the spatial query, returning the matching features or a new dataset with results.