OSMosis

Case studies

Studies of real places measured in OSMosis: how people reach public transport, how much shade streets get, where a station area has room to grow, and how the measurements compare with another map. Each states when it was measured, what was counted and what was not.

• Where the station stands decides the walkComparison study · Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore · measured 5 November 2026A comparison of Downtown Dubai, Dubai Marina, Deira, downtown Abu Dhabi and Singapore's CBD: walking access to stations, cycling paths, street shade and green, measured the same way on the same day.
• Downtown Dubai: the last mile to the metroCase study · Downtown Dubai · measured 5 November 2026How far Downtown Dubai's homes and offices are from the metro on foot and by bicycle, how much of its streets are in shade on the longest day, and what a connected cycle network would add.
• Deira: a walkable grid with little midday shadeCase study · Deira, Dubai · measured 5 November 2026Deira's old centre measured door to door: junction density, walking access to its metro stations, how the Creek shapes walks, and street shade on the longest day.
• Union station: the average passed, the blocks didn'tCase study · Union metro station, Deira · measured 11 November 2026The urban blocks within a 10-minute walk of Union metro station, Deira, read against one floor space index target: why an average hides where change would happen.
• Which streets give shade? 13 districtsComparison study · 13 districts on three continents · measured November 2026, for 21 JuneHours of direct sun on every street within 800 m of 13 district centres on 21 June, from New Delhi and Riyadh to Dubai, Paris, Singapore and New York: street shade followed the average building height and the street direction, not the tallest tower.
• Checked against Google Maps: 10 walksAccuracy check · Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore · 5 November 2026Ten walks in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Singapore measured in OSMosis and in Google Maps between the same points: where they agree, and why they differ where they do.

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