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Articles | Volume XLVIII-5-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-5-2024-23-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-5-2024-23-2024
12 Nov 2024
 | 12 Nov 2024

Open Data Supporting GIS-based Walkability Assessment: Case Study for City of Zagreb, Croatia

Karlo Kevic, Ana Kuveždic Divjak, Krunoslav Zrno, and Marina Vilicic

Keywords: Walkability, Open Data, Open Technologies, Geospatial Data, Open Street Map, OS-WALK-EU

Abstract. The study presented in this paper aims to contribute to the broader discourse on urban planning challenges by presenting a preliminary walkability assessment for the city of Zagreb, Croatia. Using the open-source OS-WALK-EU walkability assessment tool and open government and data from OSM, we demonstrated how data-based walkability assessment can provide information to support relevant policy making. The assessment considered two walkability user perspectives, one focused on enjoying free time and other on daily obligations (e.g. commuting to work). Preliminary findings indicate that walkability index scores are higher in the city centre and decrease towards the periphery for both user perspectives. Additionally, the results indicate that despite different user perspectives give different walkability scores, these are almost uniform across Zagreb, making all the assessed districts equally attractive for both, enjoying free time and do daily obligations.