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traveltime: an R package to calculate travel time across a landscape from user-specified locations.

Gerard E Ryan^1,2, Nicholas Tierney^1,3, Nick Golding^1,4

¹The Kids Research Institute Australia, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia.

Gates Open Research

|July 28, 2025

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Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

The R software package "traveltime" maps travel durations across geographic areas. This tool helps analyze accessibility and optimize resource allocation for various applications, from public health to urban planning.

Keywords:

R geographic information systems spatial analysis

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Area of Science:

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Spatial Analysis
Environmental Science

Background:

Travel time analysis is crucial for urban planning, public health, and resource management.
Existing methods may lack accessibility or require specialized software.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce the R software package 'traveltime' for generating travel time raster maps.
To provide a user-friendly tool for calculating travel times from specified locations.

Main Methods:

The 'traveltime' package in R processes geographic coordinates to create travel time maps.
It involves preparing a friction surface and calculating travel times to the nearest specified locations.

Main Results:

The software generates raster maps where each cell represents the minimum travel time in minutes to the nearest location.

The package facilitates diverse applications, including bias estimation and facility allocation.

Conclusions:

The 'traveltime' R package offers a versatile solution for spatial accessibility analysis.
Its applications span public health, urban planning, and logistical resource management.