FAQ
What does the weight “time” mean exactly?
There are five different weight to personalize your walking experience with ComFootable. The time
weight specifies how much importance you place on the duration of your trip. If you set this weight
to a lower number, the generated route might take you through more scenic places that take a bit
longer than a direct route.
What happens if I change the weight “local recreation”?
The category local recreation is made up of three different components: trees, forests and
greenspaces. If you put a lot of emphasis on local recreation, meaning you set your weight to a high
number, the routing service will try to bring you through forests, parks or squares and streets with
a lot of trees beside them.
What does the weight “livability” stand for?
Livability considers the noise measurements of the city of Zurich. If you set this as a high
priority, ComFootable will direct you through quieter areas.
What does the weight “safety” entail?
The weight safety represents the traffic by taking into account speed limit of 30km/h and 20km/h as
well as road accidents. If you set a high number on safety, ComFootable tries to steer clear of
places with a high accident count and prioritize zones where the speed limits are 30km/h or 20km/h.
What changes when I adjust the weight “User Rating”?
When you adjust the weight of the user rating, it will change how the ratings of trips other users
have completed will affect where your route leads through.
What is “nightmode”?
Night mode is an effort of ComFootable to help pedestrians feel save when moving through the city at
night by suggesting suitable routes. Nightmode will try to go around parks and forests and follow
well-lit areas.
I can't see my history even though I have already made trips using ComFootable.
If you have cleared your browser history or signed out, your trips will not be displayed in the
history section. Try tapping the sign in button at the left low corner to log into your profile.
Should you still not see your trips, please write us an e-mail!
ABOUT
Our Mission
ComFootable wants to provide a routing service that is not only suited specifically for pedestrians,
but also allows our users to undertake trips that are designed especially according to their
preferences. Our team wants to transform the action of walking from simply a mode of transport from
one location to another into an enjoyable experience along safe and healthy walkable infrastructure.
Our Story
ComFootable evolved from a semester project for a geoinformation analytics course. Our team consists
of three students in geospatial engineering who are all passionate about walkability and finding
tools to improve it in urban spaces.
Our Service
ComFootable provides a Webapp that function as a routing engine. It is easy and intuitive to use and
lets the user weigh their preferences. It offers dynamic calculations of routes from freely
choosable start and destination locations, a GPS routing service and an archive of saved trips.
Our Data Policy
Comfootable values your privacy. We do not share any of your information with third platforms or
companies. All your data is handled anonymously.
Your Contribution
At ComFootable, you can contribute in order to make our tool even better! After every trip, you can
rate your experience and this rating will directly flow into the calculation of the routes for every
other user! With this system, we can suggest routes that a lot of people enjoyed when making a
certain path to more people!
Questions? Suggestions?
We are always available for new input! Please share your questions, reactions and suggestions to comfootablegta@gmail.com.