With smappen, you can draw as-the-crow-flies areas very easily and free of charge. These areas show everything within a certain distance of a given point as the crow flies. They are circles generated using a set radius.

To draw an as-the-crow-flies area, open the area-creation panel at the top left corner of the screen:

Then define the starting point of your zone:

Next, click on the ruler icon to select the “Travel-distance” mode.

Now, click on the circle icon to choose “As-the-crow-flies” mode.

Select the travel distance:

Finish by clicking on the “Calculate” button. You have just drawn your first as-the-crow-flies area!

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To go further:

• Extending a zone
• Reducing a zone
• Analyzing the population of an area
• Importing your own data