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sDNA is world leading 2D and 3D spatial network analysis software for GIS, CAD, Command Line & Python using industry standard network representation. 

Research

GISRUK 2015

Posted on 13 April 2015 by

Crispin will be presenting the latest sDNA developments at GISRUK 2015.  His abstract describes (formally for the first time) the […]

Ironing out the kinks in angular network analysis

Posted on 18 March 2015 by

New research published on theoretical network analysis Spatially localized closeness and betweenness are the bread and butter of modern spatial […]

Modelling cycle flows, collisions and hotspots for improvement – Sustrans seminar on sDNA (+ slides)

Posted on 12 January 2015 by

The slides for Crispin Cooper's Sustrans seminar are available here.  Crispin gave a seminar at Sustrans Cardiff on sDNA models of cycle […]

sDNA discussed in Urban Planning Forum (Chinese)

Posted on 24 September 2014 by

Our first publication in Chinese is here - a comparison between space syntax, space logic and sDNA referring back to Euler. […]

New Healthy Cities book showcases spatial health research, including sDNA

Posted on 4 July 2014 by

Healthy Cities: Public Health through Urban Planning (Chinmoy Sarkar, Chris Webster & John Gallacher) describes a novel approach to public health and healthy-city […]

Footprinting the Hay Festival

Posted on 1 June 2014 by

Map of distances associated with shortest-time road travel routes to Hay-on-Wye sDNA was behind a large part of the scenario […]

Predicting community cohesion

Posted on 11 April 2014 by

What happens when we finally take a break from writing software to do some research with it?  This - a […]

Predicting GDP with spatial network analysis

Posted on 20 January 2014 by

Here's an interesting little plot I thought I'd share.  It shows Mean Angular Distance (MAD 320km scale) on the x […]

Measuring access to natural recreational space

Posted on 20 September 2013 by

Here are some images from some work we did for the Department of Public Health.  The first is a buffer […]