Podaris provides a parametric engineering platform for transport planners and engineers to quickly sketch multimodal infrastructure networks and automatically compute travel‑time, velocity and connectivity metrics.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Transport planners and engineers often rely on fragmented tools that require manual data integration, making it difficult to quickly assess travel times, network connectivity, and service schedules across multimodal systems. This slows scenario analysis and hampers data-driven decision‑making for infrastructure projects.
Solution
Podaris offers a parametric engineering platform that lets users sketch infrastructure networks and instantly compute travel‑time and velocity metrics. The system generates isochrones, evaluates connectivity with customizable transfer limits, and supports detailed scenario development for comparing alternative designs. Integrated geospatial visualization allows users to overlay custom raster maps and query demographic data directly within the workspace. A built‑in journey planner and mode‑choice simulation engine enable the creation of complete trip itineraries and travel‑demand forecasts across multimodal networks. Scheduled service tools identify timetable issues and model the impact of route changes, providing a unified environment for rapid transport analysis.
Target Audience
Primary users are transportation planners, civil engineers, and mobility analysts who need fast, data‑rich assessments of multimodal networks and service schedules for urban and regional projects.
Features
- Parametric network sketching with editable vehicle specifications for multiple transport modes
- Automatic travel‑time modeling and isochrone generation across user‑defined points
- Connectivity analysis with configurable transfer limits and multi‑modal support
- Geospatial data import, custom map background overlay, and demographic query capabilities
- Scenario development tools for side‑by‑side comparison of transport plans
- Service schedule validation and impact assessment of route alterations
- Journey planning and agent‑based mode‑choice simulation for travel‑demand forecasting