Copernicus Master in Digital Earth, 2026
Geovisualization of Child‑Friendly Urban Mobility
Design and Implementation of a Visualization Tool
Copernicus Master in Digital Earth, 2026
Design and Implementation of a Visualization Tool
Urban mobility planning rarely accounts for the specific needs and experiences of children. This thesis presents a geo-visualization tool that visualizes the results of NetAScore4Teens, a tailored adaptation of the open-source NetAScore framework designed to evaluate the walkability and bikeability of urban streets from a child-centered perspective. Applied to Salzburg, Austria, the tool integrates spatial network data with participatory insights gathered through workshops with children from SALIS International School Salzburg, capturing their mobility perceptions, preferences and needs. The result is a spatially explicit score that supports planners in designing streets that are safer and more inclusive for younger users.
Primarily applied to the City of Salzburg, Austria. Transferability checked for Olomouc, Czechia, using OpenStreetMap network data.
SalzburgFour workshops with 50 students aged 13–14 at SALIS Salzburg International School, capturing children's mobility perceptions and needs.
Workshop FindingsPython-based indicator model computing child-specific walkability and bikeability scores per segment.
Model on GitHubInteractive MapLibre GL JS dashboard for segment-level exploration of scores for planners and researchers.
View Dashboard| Author | Amna Azeem |
|---|---|
| Programme | Copernicus Master in Digital Earth |
| Supervisor, UPOL | Dr. Vít Vozénílek |
| Supervisor, PLUS | Dr. Martin Loidl |
| Institutions | Palacký University Olomouc & Paris Lodron University Salzburg |
| Research Collaboration | Mobility Lab Salzburg & i-MOBYL |
| Year | 2026 |