Engineering:Mapumental

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Short description: Web-based interactive isochrone map
Mapumental
Interactive isochrone map on Mapumental.com
OwnermySociety
Created byChris Lightfoot, Francis Irving, Matthew Somerville, Duncan Parkes, Steve Day, Dave Arter
Websitemapumental.com
Launched2006
Written inPerl

Mapumental was a web-based application for displaying journeys in terms of how long they take,[1] rather than by distance, a technique also known as isochrone or geospatial mapping.[2][3] It was developed by British organisation mySociety but was withdrawn in 2020.[4]

Users input one or more postcodes and Mapumental displays a map overlaid with coloured bands, each of which represent a set increment of time. Initial work on the project was done by Chris Lightfoot, using open data from Railplanner, Transport Direct and the Transport for London Journey Planner.[5]

It was built with support from Channel 4iP,[6] the former public service arm of British TV broadcaster Channel 4.[7] The software the Mapumental runs on is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License.[8]

Mapumental can be combined with other data sets, for example, property prices[9] and ‘scenicness’ data (see ScenicorNot, below).[10][11][12][13][14] It is now provided as a commercial service by mySociety to clients such as the Fire Protection Association.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "These tools let you map journey times in the world's major cities". 12 November 2015. http://www.citymetric.com/transport/these-tools-let-you-map-journey-times-worlds-major-cities-1579. Retrieved 6 August 2016. 
  2. ↑ "Mapumental: Travel time maps". https://mapumental.com/services/travel-time. Retrieved 6 August 2016. 
  3. ↑ New Directions in Political Science - Responding to the Challenges of an Interdependent World. Palgrave Macmillan. 2016-10-16. ISBN 9780230228481. https://books.google.com/books?id=uX2trB7Nd48C&pg=PT63. Retrieved 6 August 2016. 
  4. ↑ "Mapumental". https://mapumental.com/. 
  5. ↑ "Travel time maps: methods / mySociety". 4 March 2006. https://www.mysociety.org/2006/03/04/travel-time-maps-methods/. 
  6. ↑ Logan, Alasdair (23 April 2010). "Exploiting U.K. Government Linked Data". University of Aberdeen. p. 21. https://homepages.abdn.ac.uk/advaith/pages/teaching/abdn.only/CS5915/information/CS5577-%20Logan%20A%20J.pdf. Retrieved 19 August 2018. 
  7. ↑ Jackson, Lizzie (23 August 2010). "Harnessing collaborative innovation for the evolution of public service media". RIPE Conference. 
  8. ↑ Lightfoot, Chris (4 March 2006). "Travel time maps: methods". https://www.mysociety.org/2006/03/04/travel-time-maps-methods/. Retrieved 19 August 2018. "Our software is available under the terms of the GNU Affero GPL." 
  9. ↑ "Mapumental". http://property.mapumental.com/. 
  10. ↑ Fawkes, Piers (June 1, 2009). "Live Where It's Most Scenic With Mapumental". psfk. http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/live-where-its-most-scenic-with-mapumental.html. Retrieved March 22, 2012. 
  11. ↑ "House-hunting goes hi-tech". The Independent. November 25, 2009. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/house-and-home/property/househunting-goes-hitech-1826773.html. Retrieved March 22, 2012. 
  12. ↑ Gadney, Max (Winter 2010). "Understand, visualise, survive". Eye (78). http://www.eyemagazine.com/opinion.php?id=185. Retrieved March 22, 2012. 
  13. ↑ "MySociety launches Mapumental". Recruiter. Sep 14, 2011. http://www.recruiter.co.uk/mysociety-launches-mapumental/1010942.article. Retrieved March 22, 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Say hello to Mapumental". My Society. June 2009. http://www.mysociety.org/2009/06/01/say-hello-to-mapumental/. 
  15. ↑ "Fire, fire! Mapumental and fire engine journey times / mySociety". 22 April 2013. https://www.mysociety.org/2013/04/22/fire-fire-mapumental-and-fire-engine-journey-times/. 



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