A decision support tool under development, aimed at supporting the planning of Denmark's cycle node network.

The Cycle Node Network Planner is the result of a collaboration between Dansk Kyst- og Naturturisme (DKNT) and the IT University of Copenhagen in the framework of DKNT's project Bedre vilkår for cykelturismen in Denmark. Our goal is to provide an open-source, customizable, data-driven decision support tool for the planning of Denmark's cycle node network. The Cycle Node Network planner runs in QGIS.

Here, we present a "demo" (still under development) version of the Cycle Node Network Plannner, pre-set to run for the island of Fyn. Below, you find an overview of instructions to get started. More detailed instructions and documentation are available, too (see links below).

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The Tool evaluates the cycle node network through 3 perspectives: polygon layers, point layers, and elevation.

Polygon layers show the attributes of the area (land use) surrounding the cycle node networks:

• Nature
• Culture
• Agriculture
• Industrial
• Summerhouse area

Point layers show how close the stretches of the cycle node network are to specific locations:

• Facilities (good to have directly on the road, such as drinking water, toilets, bicycle shops)
• Services (good to have close to the road, such as groceries and places to slep)
• POIs (good to have in vicinity of the road within an acceptable detour, such as landmarks and museums)

Elevation is shown as an attribute of ~100m segments which together make up the cycle node network.

Steps:

1. Set up QGIS
2. Download the contents of this repository
3. Run the scripts in the scripts folder in indicated order
4. Explore the QGIS visualization: use the evaluation layers (polygons, points, elevation) to assess in which places the network should be changed
5. Explore the summary results (PDF): get an overview of overall network quality and general characteristics of the network (such as average node density, average distance between two nodes, ...)

Detailed instructions are found here

For troubleshooting, contact us! We also prepared a QGIS project showing the final output of the tool. It is available for download here.

Find out more about:

• Data sources
• Evaluation layers
• Python libraries used

Once you have familiarized yourself with the Cycle Node Network Planner, we will be grateful for any feedback on the Tool! Please fill out the survey here (between 5 and 20 minutes).

• Is the description of the tool clear and easy to follow?
• Is the technical setup reproducible?
• Did you run into any issues when running the tool? If so, please elaborate
• Using network Evaluation layers:
  • Are the polygon layers useful? For example, is it helpful to see which parts of the network run through nature, culture, or agriculture areas?
  • Are the point layers useful? For example, is it helpful to be able to visually distinguish between reached and unreached POIs?
  • Is the elevation layer useful? For example, is it helpful to see segments with particularly large slopes highlighted?
• Are the summary statistics useful? Could they inform your planning process?
• Do you have any comments on the visualization? (layer structure, feature size, colors, background maps, ...) What could be improved? What should be done differently?
• Is there any information that you think is missing from the tool?
• More thoughts/remarks