• VISUAL
  • SPATIAL
  • TEMPORAL
  • HUMAN

How to analyze urban accessibility with your AI

Connect Jawg Maps to your agent to turn coordinates and travel limits into visual reachability maps.

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Short answer

How can I map out reachable areas around a point?

Your AI uses Jawg Maps to calculate isochrones based on walking, driving, or cycling time and distance. You'll get visual maps showing exactly how much territory is reachable from any specific location. This breakdown shows how the data flows from your prompt to a map.

The outcomes

What you get from your analysis

The AI processes your spatial requests into usable geographic data.

VISUAL

Reachability maps

The AI generates isochrone polygons that show the area covered within your set limits. You can see the exact footprint of accessibility.

SPATIAL

Distance boundaries

The agent calculates how far you can travel in a straight line or along a path. This defines the physical limits of your study area.

TEMPORAL

Time-based zones

You get maps showing how far someone can travel in 5, 10, or 20 minutes. It translates time into spatial coverage.

HUMAN

Final map review

The AI provides the raw spatial data and shapes. You decide how to overlay these zones onto your existing urban planning maps or reports.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI acts as the bridge between your natural language instructions and the Jawg Maps routing engine.

  1. Define the center

    The AI identifies the starting latitude and longitude from your prompt or a provided address.

    calculate_distance_isochrone

  2. Set travel limits

    The agent determines if you want to measure reach based on a specific distance or a set amount of travel time.

    calculate_distance_isochronecalculate_reachability_isochrone

  3. Calculate the area

    The AI calls the routing engine to compute the specific polygons representing the reachable zones.

    calculate_reachability_isochrone

  4. Format the output

    The agent prepares the spatial data so you can view the resulting isochrones.

    calculate_distance_isochrone

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the Jawg Maps tools.

Starting points

Swap out the bracketed locations and times for your actual study area.

Jawg Maps Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kZu6hMh3IkmHCpbP41EPhOOmQxikczJ7NxCNlpjV/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Jawg Maps capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jawg-maps-location-routing-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kZu6hMh3IkmHCpbP41EPhOOmQxikczJ7NxCNlpjV/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Generate a 10-minute walking isochrone around the intersection of Broadway and Main.

  • Show me the 5km distance isochrone for the coordinates 40.7128, -74.0060.

  • Calculate a 15-minute driving reachability map for the downtown transit hub.

  • Map out the area reachable within 500 meters of the central park entrance.

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Start here

Connect Jawg Maps once, then ask.

One click connects the MCP to your client. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start mapping immediately.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI create a custom map style?

    No. The AI uses the tools to calculate reachability and distance data, but it does not control the visual styling of the map layers.

  • 02

    Does the AI save these maps to my computer?

    No. The AI generates the spatial data and isochrones within the chat interface. You must manually save or export any data you need.

  • 03

    Can I use walking, driving, and cycling modes?

    Yes. The reachability tools support different travel modes to reflect different types of urban movement.

  • 04

    Will the AI update my existing GIS files?

    No. The AI only generates new isochrone data based on your request. It cannot modify or write to your local files or external databases.

  • 05

    Can I calculate reachability for a whole city at once?

    The tools work by calculating zones around specific points or coordinates provided in your prompt.

  • More questions about Jawg Maps? The Connector page answers them. See everything the Jawg Maps Connector can do

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