Walking travel time to nearest school (in hours)
This layer represents the estimated travel time (in hours) by foot to the nearest primary school. The accessibility map is generated using a well-established geospatial methodology that integrates road and rail networks, land cover, and topographic features. The resulting gridded "friction surface" represents the time required to traverse each ~1 km × 1 km pixel of Africa.
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Suggested citation
Moner-Girona, M., Fahl, F., Kakoulaki, G., Kim, D. H., Maduako, I., Szabó, S., ... & Weiss, D. J. (2025). Empowering quality education through sustainable and equitable electricity access in African schools. Joule. DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.12.005
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Date or time period of observation
2019
Frequency of Update
Geographic coverage
Spatial resolution
1km
WMS base URL
https://africa-knowledge-platform.ec.europa.eu/geoserver/gwc/
Legend URL
https://africa-knowledge-platform.ec.europa.eu/geoserver/wms?REQUEST=GetLegendGraphic&VERSION=1.3.0&FORMAT=image/png&WIDTH=20&HEIGHT=20&transparent=true&LAYER=akp:trtimeschool
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