What drive time layers does
- Real road-based drive-time areas (isochrones), not straight-line circles
- Set any drive time from 1 to 480 minutes
- Build the catchment from any address or map point
- Records inside the area are tagged automatically
- See true reach from a depot, store or starting point
- Layer drive-time areas alongside your other map data
Drive Time Layers in GeoMaps
A radius tells you how far away something is in a straight line; a drive-time area tells you how far you can actually get by road. Pick a location, enter a drive time, and GeoMaps draws the real catchment — the shape of everywhere you can reach by car within that many minutes.
Drive times can be set anywhere from 1 to 480 minutes, so you can model a 10-minute service window or a half-day reach. Because the catchment is a true area on the map, the records inside it are tagged automatically — perfect for sizing what's reachable from a depot, store or rep's home base.
It's part of GeoMaps' layers tools, so it works hand in hand with the rest of your map.
Where drive time layers helps
Site selection
Compare the 20-minute drive-time catchments of two candidate store locations and see which one reaches more customers.
Service-level planning
Draw the 30-minute area around each depot to check that every customer has a depot that can reach them in time.
Coverage and recruiting
Map the realistic drive-time reach from a rep's base to define a territory people can actually cover in a day.
Drive Time Layers FAQ
- What's the difference between a drive-time area and a radius?
- A radius is a straight-line circle, while a drive-time area follows the road network to show everywhere you can actually reach by car within a set time — so it hugs highways and avoids barriers like water.
- How long a drive time can I model?
- You can set any drive time from 1 minute up to 480 minutes (eight hours), so it works for tight service windows and long-reach planning alike.
- Which travel mode is used?
- Drive-time areas are calculated for driving by car.
- Can I see which records fall inside the area?
- Yes. Because the drive-time area is a real shape on the map, GeoMaps tags the records inside it so you can count and work with them like any other territory.