ATO's National and Urban Databases Updated
ATO has updated its national and urban databases. The latest additions include comprehensive data for Türkiye, now available in both the national and urban datasets.
National Database Update
Ten new indicators, comprising more than 8,500 data points have been added from six different sources:
| Indicator | Code | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Vehicle Production | INF-VMF-018 | OICA (2025) |
| Annual cost of health damages from PM 2.5 exposure | APH-HAT-003 | World Bank (2022) |
| Total Transport Energy Consumption by source | CLC-VRE-091 | UNSD Energy Statistics |
| Fossil Transport CH4 emissions | CLC-VRE-086 | EU-JRC and IEA (2024) |
| Road in Transport CH4 Emissions | CLC-VRE-087 | EU-JRC and IEA (2024) |
| Railways in Transport CH4 Emissions | CLC-VRE-088 | EU-JRC and IEA (2024) |
| Shipping/Inland Waterways Transport CH4 Emissions | CLC-VRE-089 | EU-JRC and IEA (2024) |
| Domestic Aviation Transport CH4 Emissions | CLC-VRE-090 | EU-JRC and IEA (2024) |
| Transport Investment as a share of GDP | SEC-TIV-002 | IMF (2024) |
| Land Border | SEC-SEG-027 | Probst, D. (2021) |
In addition, data updates have been applied to 32 existing indicators using 14 unique secondary sources, and 70 indicators have been updated with the latest information from official sources.
Urban Database Update
Fifteen new indicators—covering more than 5,800 data points—have been added from four unique sources:
| Indicator | Code | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Average travel speed | TAS-UDB-078(1) | Prottoy et al., (2023) |
| Speed Index (Congested) | TAS-UDB-079(1) | Prottoy et al., (2023) |
| Speed Index (Uncongested) | TAS-UDB-080(1) | Prottoy et al., (2023) |
| Congestion Index | TAS-UDB-081(1) | Prottoy et al., (2023) |
| Share of population with access within a 15 min walk - Nightlife places | ACC-UDB-018(1) | Nicoletti et al., (2023) |
| Average walking distance to Healthcare facilities | ACC-UDB-019(1) | Nicoletti et al., (2023) |
| Average walking distance to Community spaces | ACC-UDB-020(1) | Nicoletti et al., (2023) |
| Average walking distance to Educational facilities | ACC-UDB-021(1) | Nicoletti et al., (2023) |
| Average walking distance to Food and dining services | ACC-UDB-022(1) | Nicoletti et al., (2023) |
| Average walking distance to Leisure and cultural facilities | ACC-UDB-023(1) | Nicoletti et al., (2023) |
| Average walking distance to Public transportation infrastructure | ACC-UDB-024(1) | Nicoletti et al., (2023) |
| Average walking distance to Nightlife places | ACC-UDB-025(1) | Nicoletti et al., (2023) |
| Scope-1 GHG emissions (Economy wide) | CLC-UDB-026(1) | Nangini et al., (2017) |
| Scope-2 GHG emissions (Economy wide) | CLC-UDB-027(1) | Nangini et al., (2017) |
| Oxford Economics Global Cities Index | MIS-UDB-009(1) | Oxford Economics, (2024) |
Data from new sources have been incorporated for 10 existing indicators in the urban database. Updates have also been made to 9 other indicators using the same original sources. Special thanks to Chris Barrington-Leigh and Adam Millard-Ball for sharing bespoke calculated street disconnectivity estimates for the ATO cities based on their study and the corresponding dataset.