As a part of the MetropAccess-project, we organized an applied course for geography students. The course consisted of a theory day, an independent data gathering period, and an analysis day. During the theory day, we learned the basics of global navigation satellite systems and how the GNSS-technology can be used in accessibility studies.

During a two weeks independent work period, each course attendant gathered data on cycling speeds in different parts of Helsinki by biking along different routes and tracking the routes either with a GPS-device or using a smart phone GPS-application. Later, these data were analyzed in a GIS together with other spatial data in order to understand why and how cycling speeds vary in our study area.

Cycling in Arabianranta