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Thus, the present work mainly focuses on the consecutive computation of vistas along highways, incorporating actual landscape composition\u2014as the landscape is perceived from an egocentric perspective by observers moving along highway routes in peri-urban landscapes. To this end, we developed an integrated method and a Python (version 2.7.16) tool, named \u201cRouteLAND\u201d, for implementing an algorithmic geoprocessing procedure; through this geoprocessing tool, sequences of composite dynamic geospatial analyses and geometric calculations are automatically implemented. The final outputs are interactive web maps, whereby the segments of highway routes are characterized according to the dominant element of the visible landscape by employing (spatial) aggregation techniques. The developed geoprocessing tool and the generated interactive map provide a cartographic exploratory tool for summarizing the landscape character of highways in any peri-urban landscape, while hypothetically moving in a vehicle. In addition, RouteLAND can potentially aid in the assessment of existing or future highways\u2019 scenic level and in the sustainable design of new highways based on the minimization of intrusive artificial structures\u2019 vistas; in this sense, RouteLAND can serve as a valuable tool for landscape evaluation and sustainable spatial planning and development.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijgi14050187","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,1]],"date-time":"2025-05-01T03:50:43Z","timestamp":1746071443000},"page":"187","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["RouteLAND: An Integrated Method and a Geoprocessing Tool for Characterizing the Dynamic Visual Landscape Along Highways"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3244-2546","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Loukas-Moysis","family":"Misthos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surveying & Geoinformatics Engineering, University of West Attica, Egaleo Park Campus, Ag. 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