Welcome to the Quality of Life Platform

Quality of Life Smart Solution focuses on improving spatial planning to enhance accessibility of rural areas. Our platform provides detailed analyses and tools for Durangaldea, Spain, and Westhoek, Belgium, showcasing our commitment to accessible rural development.

Enhancing Accessibility and Quality of Life

The Quality of Life Smart Solution aims to visualize accessibility to public infrastructure and amenities in the MAP areas of Durangaldea (Spain) and Westhoek (Belgium). It calculates travel distances and times to essential services like doctors, schools, hospitals, and supermarkets using various modes of transport (walking, driving, cycling, public transport). The SS helps assess accessibility to health, infrastructure, and social services, contributing to improved quality of life and citizen engagement. By integrating high-resolution demographic data into the platform, it is possible to analyze the affected population and accurately calculate how changes in infrastructure availability would affect the population. Additionally, it supports policymakers in identifying vulnerable, non-accessible areas and proposing effective solutions to enhance infrastructure accessibility, especially in rural regions.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Quality of Life Smart Solution is an innovative platform designed to enhance accessibility and improve quality of life by analyzing public infrastructure. It provides insights into the accessibility of key services like schools, hospitals, and public transport using various modes of transportation.

Municipalities can use the platform to identify areas with limited access to essential services, allowing them to develop strategies for improving transport options, public amenities, and overall accessibility in both urban and rural areas.

The platform analyzes a variety of amenities, including healthcare services (hospitals, doctors, pharmacies), educational institutions (schools), public transport (bus stops), supermarkets, and more.

Category	Types of Amenities
Health	General Doctors Dentists Hospitals Pharmacies Residences
Education	Childcare Kindergartens Primary school Secondary school University
Services	Cash machines (ATMs) Banks Restaurants Markets Cafés Cinemas Baker Butcher
Environment	Parks, recreational gardens Playgrounds Swimming pools Sport & leisure facilities Waste collection centers
Traffic	Bus stops Gas stations
Security	Hospitals Firefighter departments Fire hydrants Police

Data is primarily sourced from OpenStreetMap (OSM) and supplemented with official data from local authorities’ geodata portals. The tool uses open-source libraries in Python for data collection, analysis, and visualization.

The platform helps identify areas with limited access to critical services like hospitals or emergency transport routes. This is particularly important in emergencies, where quick access to infrastructure can significantly impact response times.

Yes, the Smart Solution is specifically designed to address accessibility challenges in both urban and rural areas. It helps identify gaps in infrastructure and services, ensuring that rural populations have access to critical amenities.

Policymakers can use the insights provided by the platform...

Yes, the platform is designed with an intuitive user interface...

The maps show colored squares that cover the entire region...

To determine accessibility, the distance from the center of a square...