Continuity
Street continuity metrics assess how consistently named routes, road classifications, or route numbers extend through the network. These metrics are useful for understanding the legibility and navigability of street networks, and for identifying major through-routes versus fragmented local streets.
cityseer computes continuity by tracing connected edges that share the same street name, route number, or highway classification. The results can be expressed by count (number of connected segments) or by length (total metres of the continuous route).
These examples assume a prepared network. See Network Preparation for setup.
Continuity from OSM data
Calculate street name, route, highway, and hybrid continuity metrics from OpenStreetMap data.
Continuity from OS Open Roads
Calculate continuity metrics from Ordnance Survey OS Open Roads data.