Geospatial Accessibility of Cancer Hospitals in Bagmati Province, Nepal

Bagmati province, Nepal, is the geographic scope for this study analyzing travel time to cancer hospitals under walking, bicycling, and motorized scenarios. The dataset, created by Basanta Kumar Neupane and last updated in April 2026, likely contains raster surfaces of travel time derived from spatial data like land use, elevation, and road networks. It assesses population coverage and spatial disparities in healthcare access.

Use Cases

• Modeling healthcare service coverage based on travel time scenarios described in the study
• Identifying underserved populations for cancer care based on terrain and infrastructure barriers mentioned
• Informing infrastructure planning for cancer hospitals using road network and land cover data
• Comparing accessibility disparities between urban and rural regions as highlighted in the results

Strengths

• Includes three distinct travel scenarios (walking, bicycling, motorized) for comparative analysis
• Provides specific population coverage percentages, such as 72.57% coverage within 30 minutes for motorized travel
• Integrates multiple spatial data layers including LULC, DEM, OSM roads, and population distribution

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The dataset is very small (21.6 KB), indicating limited scope or summary-level data

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Basanta Kumar Neupane

Collection Method

Utilized spatial data and an interactive modeling approach to calculate travel time surfaces.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 05:22:09; freshness should be verified

Geography

Bagmati province, Nepal, with specific mention of Kathmandu Valley and Chitawan urban areas