# The Digital Supply Atlas (DVA - Digitaler Versorgungsatlas)

# What is the DVA?

The Digital Supply Atlas, or DVA for short, is a web application for viewing supply infrastructures of public services in the Federal Republic of Germany and for modeling, analyzing, and evaluating supply situations.

The DVA is also a method service that enables the calculation of individual gravity-based supply analyses, accessibility matrices, and isochrones within Germany using an ArcGIS Toolbox.

# For Users

Key aspects of the documentation for users include:

  • DVA Web Application - All information on using web analyses from a professional user perspective:
    • Decision Support - A tool for multi-criteria analyses in public services
    • Spatial Access - A planning instrument to realistically evaluate access and capacity of infrastructures
    • Statistics - Map tools and diagrams that interact with the map for easier interpretation of results
    • Scenarios and Simulations - Move, remove, or establish infrastructures and observe their impact
  • DVA ArcGIS Toolbox - All information on using ArcGIS from the perspective of GIS-experienced users
  • Methods - Background knowledge on methods and calculations

# For Developers

Key aspects for developers can be found under DVA Code.

Last Updated: 2/17/2025, 5:13:39 PM