GOAT Changelog https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog What changed in GOAT, and what it means for your work. New features, improvements and fixes, in plain language. en Boolean and geocoding inputs in Workflows now show the correct icons. https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/fix-workflow-input-icons@v2.4.59 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Fixed Workflows Fixed · Workflows (v2.4.59) Cumulative impedance in gravity heatmaps https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/cumulative-impedance-gravity-heatmap@v2.4.58 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Toolbox New · Toolbox (v2.4.58) — Cumulative is available as the impedance function (Widerstandsfunktion) in the gravity heatmap, alongside the existing decay functions. Dashboards on phones https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/dashboards-on-phones@v2.4.57 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Improved Builder Improved · Builder (v2.4.57) — Touch targets and spacing were reworked and layer groups respond to swipe. Sending a dashboard link to someone who'll open it on their phone is no longer a gamble. Run an analysis inside an area instead of from points https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/area-based-opportunities@v2.4.56 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Toolbox New · Toolbox (v2.4.56) — Opportunities can be given as an area rather than as a set of points: pick a layer that defines the reference area, and the analysis is carried out within it. Adding a field via left join no longer produces incorrect results. https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/fix-left-join-results@v2.4.56 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Fixed Toolbox Fixed · Toolbox (v2.4.56) Calculated fields https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/calculated-fields@v2.4.54 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Data New · Data (v2.4.54) — Add a formula field to a layer and compute values from other columns, without exporting to a spreadsheet and re-uploading. Filter your data by date and time https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/datetime-and-boolean-filters@v2.4.54 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Data New · Data (v2.4.54) — Datetime and boolean columns are recognised as their own field types, so you can filter a layer to a date range or a true/false condition directly. Dates used to be treated as text and filtered as strings. Editing a table no longer fails. https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/fix-table-editing@v2.4.54 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Fixed Data Fixed · Data (v2.4.54) Add a basemap from your own provider https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/custom-basemap-provider@v2.4.51 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Map New · Map (v2.4.51) — Connect a basemap by pasting a link from a provider such as MapTiler or Mapbox. You're no longer limited to the basemaps GOAT ships with. Pedelec as an access and egress mode https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/pedelec-access-egress@v2.4.52 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Toolbox New · Toolbox (v2.4.52) — Catchment areas can be calculated with pedelec as the access or egress mode, alongside the existing modes. Heatmaps for public transport accessibility https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/pt-accessibility-heatmaps@v2.4.50 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Toolbox New · Toolbox (v2.4.50) — Heatmaps can be calculated with the public transport engine, not only walking and cycling. PT service quality across a whole region comes out as one layer instead of a catchment area per stop. Conditional branching in workflows https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/workflow-conditional-branching@v2.4.34 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Workflows New · Workflows (v2.4.34) — An if-clause node routes a workflow down different paths depending on a condition. One workflow can now handle cases that used to need separate runs. Custom HTML popups https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/custom-html-popups@v2.4.34 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Map New · Map (v2.4.34) — Write your own HTML for a layer's popup, so a click can show formatted text, links or images instead of a plain field list. Dissolve with statistics is now saved correctly inside a workflow. https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/fix-dissolve-in-workflow@v2.4.34 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Fixed Workflows Fixed · Workflows (v2.4.34) Table widget for dashboards https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/dashboard-table-widget@v2.4.1 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Builder New · Builder (v2.4.1) — Show the underlying rows next to your charts rather than sending people to the data view. Heatmap clustering performance and validation were corrected. https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/fix-heatmap-clustering@v2.4.1 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Fixed Toolbox Fixed · Toolbox (v2.4.1) Build and rerun multi-step analyses https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/workflows-build-and-rerun@v2.4.0 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Workflows New · Workflows (v2.4.0) — Chain tools, datasets, custom SQL and exports together on a drag-and-drop canvas, then run the whole thing as one job with execution tracking. Analyses you used to rebuild tool by tool every time are now saved and rerun in one click. Dashboards: tabs, formulas and cross-layer filters https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/dashboards-tabs-formulas-filters@v2.4.0 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Improved Builder Improved · Builder (v2.4.0) — A formula builder, a Tabs widget, more widget settings, colour ranges on categories and pie charts, and filters that can drive other layers. Dashboards can now hold a whole analysis across several tabs instead of one screen of widgets. Export report layouts as JPEG https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/layouts-jpeg-export@v2.4.0 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Layouts New · Layouts (v2.4.0) — JPEG joins the existing export formats, for dropping a layout straight into a slide deck or a document. Faster maps on large datasets https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/faster-maps-large-datasets@v2.4.0 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Improved Map Improved · Map (v2.4.0) — Map tile serving was substantially reworked. Large layers pan and zoom without the wait. Reuse a workflow on different data with runtime variables https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/workflow-runtime-variables@v2.4.0 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Workflows New · Workflows (v2.4.0) — Define variables in a workflow and set their values when you run it. One workflow now covers every district or scenario instead of one copy per case. Run saved workflows from the map https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/run-workflows-from-the-map@v2.4.0 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Map New · Map (v2.4.0) — A Workflows tab in the map mode toolbox runs your saved workflows and prompts for runtime variables, so you don't have to leave the map to trigger an analysis. Write your own SQL against your layers https://www.plan4better.de/en/goat/changelog en/custom-sql@v2.4.0 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Toolbox New · Toolbox (v2.4.0) — A Custom SQL tool with autocomplete, schema prediction and validation, available on its own or as a workflow step. Transformations that didn't map onto an existing tool no longer mean exporting to another system and re-uploading.