GOAT 2.1.0 "Ibex" is here

Every planner knows the frustration: powerful data trapped in rigid visualizations. Today, that changes. GOAT 2.1.0 'Ibex' puts the control in your hands with custom dashboards, personalized styling, and high performance that actually work the way you want.

 As Plan4Better continues its mission to shape livable spaces and promote sustainable development through innovative WebGIS solutions, this latest release of GOAT brings game-changing features.

What is new?

Dashboard builder: Your data, your way

The star of this release. Now you can create fully customized dashboards with diverse widgets to visualize and share insights exactly how you need them. Whether you're presenting to stakeholders, monitoring key metrics, or analyzing complex spatial patterns, you now have complete control over how your data tells its story.

Custom icons: Make your maps uniquely yours‍

Upload your own icons to style layers and maps, ensuring your visualizations align perfectly with your organization's branding or project requirements.

Quick dataset actions: Streamlined data management

Time is precious in planning projects. With new quick actions, you can now rename or delete datasets directly from the project UI –no more navigating through multiple menus. It's the small improvements that make a big difference in daily workflows.

Under the hood: Building for the future

Our development team, led by CTO Majk Shkurti, has been hard at work refactoring core services as we transition towards a mono-repo structure. This architectural improvement ensures:

• Greater scalability for growing user demands
• Improved performance across all features
• Easier maintenance and faster feature deployment
• A more robust foundation for future innovations

Performance and reliability improvements

Version 2.1.0 includes numerous bug fixes and performance optimizations, including:

• Enhanced histogram computation logic
• Improved routing algorithms
• Better compatibility across different data formats
• Expanded regional support (including the Haut-Rhin region for heatmap analysis)

Real impact for real projects

These aren't just features – they're solutions to real planning challenges. Whether you're designing 15-minute cities, optimizing public transport networks, building climate-resilient communities or improving accessibility for all, GOAT 2.1.0 gives you the tools to turn complex data into clear decisions, faster than ever.

Get started with GOAT 2.1.0 today

If you are not yet using GOAT, you can simply sign up for a free account to start your journey. And if you need help with the features, just check out our updated documentation featuring guides for all features, included the new ones.

And last but not least: Why "Ibex"?

Not even the names we choose are random. The Alpine ibex is basically the parkour champion of theAlps (conveniently located near our Munich office). These animals defy physics by scaling vertical cliff faces with their split hooves. An ibex can make"impossible" look easy, GOAT 2.1.0 should too. So whether you're climbing actual mountains or just mountains of planning data, we've got you covered 🐐

Have questions or feedback about GOAT 2.1.0? We'd love to hear from you! Reach out to our team or join our community discussions.

Happy planning with GOAT 2.1.0 "Ibex"!