GOAT 1.0

In the context of the GOAT 1.0 development project, the GOAT planning software was developed from a prototype to a mature version 1.0. Both the user interface and a large number of functionalities were refined in the process. The development took place in a co-creative process, in close cooperation with the municipalities of Fürstenfeldbruck, Freising and Munich. During the project, GOAT was used by local planners to evaluate the effects of new path connections and to check the distribution of amenities of daily need.

Goal

Our project goal was to improve GOAT and incorporate new features tailored precisely to practical needs. After a year, the project has been completed, and here are some selected examples of the new features:

• Bicycle routing
• Creation of land use scenarios , including adding, deleting or adapting POIs (e.g. placement of a new kindergarten) and buildings (e.g. modelling how well a new residential area is supplied with daily needs)
• Mapillary Street-View photos that help users understand the local situation and identify vulnerabilities
• Display of a variety of spatial data sets , such as environmental data, accident data, mode share (only for Munich), quality of the road network (crossing options, perceived cycle path quality assessed by MunichWays , speed limits, etc.) and land use data (from ATKIS and OpenStreetMap)
• Enabling data import and export
• Improved usability
• Numerous back-end improvements

Collaborative Development & User Feedback

After an intensive initial development phase, three test cycles were conducted in Fürstenfeldbruck, our development partner. Each test cycle included a workshop with five to six local users from the fields of transportation and urban planning. During these three test cycles, participants were able to familiarize themselves with GOAT and gain their first practical experience with it. They also provided valuable feedback and made constructive suggestions for improvement. The features were improved after each test cycle, allowing participants to test a new and improved version of GOAT at each workshop.

More information about this project:

Our Blogpost: Release 1.0